More than a third say a health condition limits their daily life
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. By their own account, 37.6% of Americans are limited in their daily activities by a long-standing illness, disability or mental health condition, including 9.7% who are limited a lot.
Some 14.7% are limited to some extent and 13.2% a little. These are self-reports, not medical assessments.
Topline distribution
More than a third say a health condition limits their daily life.
Are you hampered in your daily life activities by any long-standing illness or disability, infirmity or mental health condition?
n = 1,000 · Sep 25–30, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full 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 | Sep 25–30, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Society, Culture, & Identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report
Are you hampered in your daily life activities by any long-standing illness or disability, infirmity or mental health condition?
Cite this question
APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.