Where stress and sleep meet mental health support
Core finding
The stress and sleep questions connect daily experience with the places adults may turn for support.
Most adults describe their days as at least a bit stressful, sleep satisfaction is mixed, and many want primary care to have more resources for physical and mental health needs.
Most days carry at least some stress
A 69.8% share said most days are at least a bit stressful.
That stress context gives the support questions a clearer frame than a standalone readout would.
Stacked breakdown
69.8% say their days are at least a bit stressful.
n = 1,000 · May 1–4, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Sleep adds daily-life context
Sleep satisfaction is mixed, with 40.9% saying they are sometimes satisfied with their sleep over the past month.
Nightmares and reported effects after disrupted sleep add more detail to how daily sleep experience sits alongside stress.
Stacked breakdown
40.9% are sometimes satisfied with their sleep.
n = 1,000 · May 1–4, 2026 · MoE ±3.2%
Support often starts with care settings
A 60.2% share agreed that primary care offices should have more resources to support both physical and mental health needs.
Questions about chronic-illness mental health tools, first professional contact, health-coach understanding, and stress-biomarker willingness add context around where support may come from.
Stacked breakdown
60.2% want more primary-care resources for physical and mental health needs.
n = 1,000 · May 1–4, 2026 · MoE ±3.2%
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 | May 1–4, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | 2 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026
Thinking about the amount of stress in your life, would you say that most days are…
- reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026
On average over the past month, how often are you satisfied with your sleep?
- reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026
How often do you have nightmares (disturbing dreams that wake you up)?
- reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "I would like for my primary care office to have more resources to support both physical and mental health needs."
- reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026
Which of the following tools have you used to manage your mental health while living with chronic illness or caring for someone with a chronic illness?
- reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026
Who is the first healthcare professional that you will go to for concerns regarding mental health?
- reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026
How well do you understand what a health coach does?
- reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026
If you were asked to provide a saliva or blood sample to assess your stress level for research, how likely would you be to agree?
Cite this topic
SBM Omnibus Survey #2026-049, fielded May 1-4, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.