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Ryerson Project Item 147

I often feel helpless in dealing with the problems of life.

American adults' average (mean) response was 4.03 on a scale of 0 (Disagree) to 10 (Agree). 77 responses have been collected (so far) from 2026-08-27 to 2026-10-10.

Descriptive Statistics

Mean4.03
Median3.00
Standard deviation3.24
N77
Standard error0.370

All-Time Distribution

Response 0: 15 Response 1: 5 Response 2: 13 Response 3: 7 Response 4: 3 Response 5: 7 Response 6: 5 Response 7: 10 Response 8: 3 Response 9: 3 Response 10: 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 15 Agreement (0 = maximum disagreement, 10 = maximum agreement) Count

Comparison to Other Items

This item does not yet have 100 total observations, so item-to-item rank comparison is not shown.

Monthly Trend

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0% 50% 100% 0 5 10 2026-08 response 0: 0.0% 2026-08 response 1: 16.7% 2026-08 response 2: 33.3% 2026-08 response 3: 0.0% 2026-08 response 4: 16.7% 2026-08 response 5: 16.7% 2026-08 response 6: 0.0% 2026-08 response 7: 0.0% 2026-08 response 8: 0.0% 2026-08 response 9: 16.7% 2026-08 response 10: 0.0% 2026-09 response 0: 20.0% 2026-09 response 1: 5.5% 2026-09 response 2: 14.5% 2026-09 response 3: 12.7% 2026-09 response 4: 1.8% 2026-09 response 5: 10.9% 2026-09 response 6: 7.3% 2026-09 response 7: 16.4% 2026-09 response 8: 0.0% 2026-09 response 9: 1.8% 2026-09 response 10: 9.1% 2026-10 response 0: 25.0% 2026-10 response 1: 6.2% 2026-10 response 2: 18.8% 2026-10 response 3: 0.0% 2026-10 response 4: 6.2% 2026-10 response 5: 0.0% 2026-10 response 6: 6.2% 2026-10 response 7: 6.2% 2026-10 response 8: 18.8% 2026-10 response 9: 6.2% 2026-10 response 10: 6.2% Aug 2026 Sep 2026 Oct 2026 Observation month Percent of responses Monthly mean

Observed Trend

Annual trend estimation is shown once this item has 100 or more observations across more than one observation date.