Event

Stress Scores

Event

Stress Scores

Death of spouse

100

Change in work responsibilities

29

Divorce

73

Trouble with in-laws

29

Marital separation

65

Outstanding personal achievement

28

Jail term

63

Spouse begins or stops work

26

Death of close family member

63

Starting or finishing school

26

Personal injury or illness

53

Change in living conditions

25

Marriage

50

Revision of personal habits

24

Fired from work

47

Trouble with boss

23

Marital reconciliation

45

Change in work hours, conditions

20

Retirement

45

Change in residence

20

Change in family member’s health

44

Change in schools

20

Pregnancy

40

Change in recreational habits

19

Sex difficulties

39

Change in church activities

19

Addition to family

39

Change in social activities

18

Business readjustment

39

Mortgage or loan under $10,000

17

Change in financial status

38

Change in sleeping habits

16

Death of close friend

37

Change in number of family gatherings

15

Change to a different line of work

36

Change in eating habits

15

Change in number of marital arguments

35

Vacation

13

Mortgage or loan over $10,000

31

Christmas season

12

Foreclosure of mortgage or loan

30

Minor violation of the law

11

Reprinted from Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 11: 213–218, Holmes & Rahe, The social readjustment rating scale, © 1967, with permission from Elsevier