# "I'm healthy enough" is the top barrier Americans cite to improving their wellness

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## Reading

About one-in-three Americans (34%) say what's holding their wellness journey back is that they're pretty healthy and don't need to worry, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.

Cost and confusion follow: 27% say they can't afford their healthcare expenses, and 25% don't know where to begin. Fewer (11%) say they don't want to spend money on preventive health, while 13% point to something else.

## Topline

What would you say is the biggest barrier preventing you from furthering your wellness journey?

"I'm healthy enough" is the top barrier Americans cite to improving their wellness.

Respondents could select more than one option, so shares may sum to more than 100%.

- I'm pretty healthy, don't need to worry.: 33.7%
- I can't afford my healthcare expenses.: 26.6%
- I don't know where to begin.: 25.4%
- Other: 12.9%
- I don't want to spend money on preventive health.: 11.4%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 3
- 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/verasight-apha-2025#barriers-to-advancing-wellness-journeys](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#barriers-to-advancing-wellness-journeys)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#barriers-to-advancing-wellness-journeys](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#barriers-to-advancing-wellness-journeys)