l 8 in 10 Americans are afflicted by stress


UNITED STATES


STRESS IN THE


l 79% of Americans feel stress some- times or frequently in their daily lives


l 17% say they rarely feel stressed and 4% say they never feel stress


l 4 in 10 U.S Adults (41%) say they lack sufficient time to do all they want


l 80% of working people feel stress on the job and half of them need help in


managing stress


l 65% of working people said that workplace stress had caused difficulties


and more than 10% described these as having major effects


l 10% said they work in a violent atmo- sphere due to workplace stress


l 42% of working people reported that yelling and verbal abuse is common


l 29% had yelled at co-workers due to workplace stress


l 14% said they work in environments where machinery or equipment has


been damaged


l 1 in 5 respondents had quit their earlier jobs and 1 in 4 had been driven


to tears due to workplace stress Main Sources of Work Stress


Other 5%


Job Security 8%


Work-Life Balance 20%


Workload 36%


People Issues 31%


ComPsych, 2016


l 62% of working people end their day with work-related neck pain, 44% with


stressed out eyes, 38% complained of hurting hands and 34% with difficulty in sleeping due to stressed-out condition


l $300 billion in lost productivity an- nually to employers due to workplace stress


Source: American Institute of Stress, 2016-17 12 | The Retailer Magazine | Jan/Feb


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