CDC Finds 71.5% of U.S. Adults Feel Fatigue, With 16.6% Frequently Exhausted
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
CDC Finds 71.5% of U.S. Adults Feel Fatigue, With 16.6% Frequently Exhausted
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Summary
71.5% of U.S. adults reported fatigue over a three-month period in the CDC’s 2024 survey of about 27,000 people, and 16.6% said they felt exhausted most days or every day.
Poor sleep quality and psychosocial stress likely drive much of that burden, experts said, with constant work connectivity, late-night phone use and digital multitasking cited as factors that erode rest.
Women reported frequent fatigue at 20% versus 13% for men, while adults ages 18 to 34 had the highest rate at 19.5%; lower-income households, rural residents, and people in the South and Midwest also showed higher levels.
50.9% of adults with frequent fatigue said it impaired at least three functional areas such as mood, mobility and memory; more than one-third said it limited work and 29% cut back on social activities.
Doctors urged people to disconnect from devices before sleep and seek medical evaluation when fatigue persists, since hormonal, cardiac or neurological conditions can also contribute.