“What are you sick of?”
We asked that question to over 2,000 people in a nationally representative quantitative survey November 9–12, 2024. Turns out, 97% of the nation agrees on one thing: we’re all sick of something.
Is there unity in our discontent?
TODAY WE'RE MOST SICK OF...
Quantitative Survey of the U.S. Population, n=2,018, November 9-12, 2024.
Some parts of the country feel particularly sick of certain things.
THE MID-WEST IS SIGNIFICANTLY
MORE SICK OF SOCIAL ISSUES & DIVISIVENESS.
It also seems many of us feel stuck in this discontent.
feel there's nothing
they can do to fix
what they're sick of.
Quantitative Survey of the U.S. Population, n=2,018, November 9-12, 2024.
Especially women.
Women are significantly more likely to say:
"It feels like there's nothing I
can do to fix what I'm sick of."
Quantitative Survey of the U.S. Population, n=2,018, November 9-12, 2024.
It got us wondering if the things we’re “sick of” are new. We know Jesus hung out with discontented people, were they sick of the same things we are today? The majority of survey respondents said they think people in Jesus' time were sick of other things.
"People in Jesus' time were sick of
different things than we are today."
0Agree
0DisagreeWe did a little digging, and it turns out, misinformation, violence, and politics and government are the most common things that we’re sick of today, but not one of them is unique to the 21st century. Jesus not only taught people who were sick of these things ... he lived through them himself too. Jesus’ teachings came from a place of empathy, and he could address the root of people’s discontent with his teachings. Read more about how Jesus experienced conflicts, politics, and poverty in his time.
Explore the interactive map to see more about what America is sick of.
