{
  "question": "What do you think is the biggest issue facing young men today?",
  "title": "Biggest Challenge Facing Young Men",
  "theme": "Life & work",
  "headline": "Financial stress (23%) and mental health struggles (21%) lead every other issue by more than two to one.",
  "deckPage": 12,
  "source": {
    "pollster": "Cygnal",
    "client": "The Lafayette Company",
    "fielded": "October 22–26, 2025",
    "n": 1000,
    "marginOfError": "±3.01%",
    "population": "Males aged 16–28 in the United States",
    "citation": "Cygnal / The Lafayette Company, October 2025"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "response": "Financial stress or economic uncertainty",
      "percent": 23.4
    },
    {
      "response": "Mental health struggles",
      "percent": 20.6
    },
    {
      "response": "Social isolation or loneliness",
      "percent": 9.7
    },
    {
      "response": "Lack of mentorship or guidance",
      "percent": 8.8
    },
    {
      "response": "Unclear sense of identity or purpose",
      "percent": 8.5
    },
    {
      "response": "Pressure to meet societal expectations",
      "percent": 7.1
    },
    {
      "response": "Difficulty forming meaningful relationships",
      "percent": 6.3
    },
    {
      "response": "Substance use or addiction",
      "percent": 6
    },
    {
      "response": "Lack of community or belonging",
      "percent": 5.4
    },
    {
      "response": "Unsure",
      "percent": 4.2
    }
  ]
}