# More than a third say a health condition limits their daily life

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/more-than-a-third-say-a-health-condition-limits-their-daily-life/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

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

Are you hampered in your daily life activities by any long-standing illness or disability, infirmity or mental health condition?

More than a third say a health condition limits their daily life.

- No: 62.4%
- Yes, to some extent: 14.7%
- Yes, a little: 13.2%
- Yes, a lot: 9.7%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-73](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-73)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-73](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-73)