How stressed are Americans about fuel costs?
49%
49% felt extremely or very stressed about fuel costs; 33% felt somewhat stressed.
n = 3,002 Americans · Fielded July 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
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Methodology
- Sample
- 3,002
- Population
- Americans
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- July 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- How Gas Prices Affect Household Spending
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (July 2026). "How stressed are Americans about fuel costs?" Survey of 3,002 Americans, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-stressed-are-americans-about-fuel-costs
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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