Stressed Out

The text at the top reads, 4 out of 5 Number of people reporting their stress level has increased or stayed the same in the past year. An illustration on the rights shows five human icons, four of which are in a different shade. A text box at the bottom reads, Top Sources of Stress; money 69 percent, work 65 percent, the economy 61 percent, family responsibilities 57 percent, relationships 56 percent, family health problems 52 percent. Another illustration with seven human icons has seven shaded, and three greyed. The text reads, Number experiencing responses to stress, including anger, fatigue, and feeling overwhelmed, Nearly 7 in 10. A crumbled dollar note is shown beneath this. A callout reading, People with high stress also report poor health behaviors, points to another text reading, only 30 percent of adults with high-stress report eating healthy and getting enough sleep. A doughnut with a portion bitten off is shown beneath this.

A bar graph below on stress shows the percent of people who believe managing stress is very important and the percent of people who believe they are doing a good job in managing stress, across various age groups. The data plotted are; For the age group 18-33. 61 percent consider managing stress is very important and 29 percent do a good job at managing stress. For the age group 34-47. 69 percent consider managing stress is very important and 35 percent do a good job at managing stress. For the age group 48-66. 63 percent consider managing stress is very important and 38 percent do a good job at managing stress. For the age group 67 plus. 65 percent consider managing stress is very important and 50 percent do a good job at managing stress. A dashed line corresponding to 50 percent on the vertical axis reads, 50 percent Oldest people report highest rate of meeting stress management goals.