Mental health · 2025 survey
Peer Mental Health Rating
How would you rate the overall mental health of young men your age?
Young men rate other young men their age as worse off than themselves.
The split
25.5% Excellent or goodPoor or very poor 37.3%
- Excellent 8.4%
- Good 17.1%
- Fair 34.2%
- Unsure 3%
- Poor 29.3%
- Very poor 8%
Topline, all respondents
- Excellent8.4%
- Good17.1%
- Fair34.2%
- Poor29.3%
- Very poor8%
- Unsure3%
Most common answer
Fair
Share
34.2%
Respondents
1,000 American men aged 16 to 28
The numbers
| Response | Percent |
|---|---|
| Excellent | 8.4 |
| Good | 17.1 |
| Fair | 34.2 |
| Poor | 29.3 |
| Very poor | 8.0 |
| Unsure | 3.0 |
Embed
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Citation
The Lafayette Company, Young American Men Survey 2025, “How would you rate the overall mental health of young men your age?”. 1,000 American men aged 16 to 28, fielded by Cygnal, October 22–26, 2025, margin of error ±3.01%. youngamericanmen.com/data/2025/peer-mental-health
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