# A quarter of Americans say math doesn't make them anxious at all

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/a-quarter-of-americans-say-math-doesnt-make-them-anxious-at-all/

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## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from August 13 to 18, 2026. Math makes 10.6% of Americans very anxious, while 25.4% say it doesn't make them anxious at all.

The scale runs from 1 to 10, and only its ends are labeled. The middle point, 5, comes next at 15.2%.

## Topline

On a scale from 1 to 10, how math anxious are you? 1 represents “not math anxious” and 10 represents “very math anxious”.

A quarter of Americans say math doesn't make them anxious at all.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 1-Not math anxious: 25.4%
- 5: 15.2%
- 10-Very math anxious: 10.6%
- 3: 9.4%
- 6: 8.4%
- 7: 7.8%
- 8: 7.4%
- 4: 6.6%
- 2: 6.2%
- 9: 2.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-08-13 → 2026-08-18
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Verasight JSM and Quirk's Omnibus Survey
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-18](https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-18)

## Citation

JSM and Quirk's Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-18](https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-18)