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Survey: Too Much Work, Too Much Stress?

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   2,000 individuals through market research firm OnePoll.com, asking
   respondents a series of questions on how hard they work, whether they
   are stressed, how high their stress levels are, what stresses them out
   and what they do to relax. The results – for example, 60% of Americans
   have an unhealthy work-life balance – show that finding calm and
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   life balance was general weariness, at 56%.

   Stress

   GroupOn’s survey also asked folks about stress. Of the 2,000 in the
   group, most pegged their stress levels while at home at around 5 (out
   of 10, with 10 being the highest level). At work, the average was about
   6.4. The day of the week that is most stressful? Respondents, as you
   might expect, said Monday. I guess Bob Geldoff and the Boomtown Rats
   are not alone in disliking Mondays. Mondays aside, more than 38% of
   respondents said no particular day caused them greater stress than
   others.

   GroupOn also asked what times of the day are most stressful while at
   work. To this, the largest number that felt a certain time caused them
   more anxiety than others chose the hours between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.,
   though the average stress time was around 1:30 p.m.  But, the highest
   number of respondents (more than 34%) said there was no particular hour
   that was worse than another.

   When asked when they last felt completely relaxed and stress-free,
   40.5% of respondents said it had been at a time six months ago or
   longer. That was by far the most popular response.
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   Also, home chores were more likely to be an impediment to relaxation
   among women than men, at 50% versus 27%. And women were more likely to
   be stressed due to tiredness, at 61%, while looking after family
   members caused about 12% more stress among women than men. That might
   explain why women were also more likely to feel more stress at home
   than men were.

   Stress Relief

   During a typical year, respondents to GroupOn’s survey said they use
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   looking after family and pets, and running errands and going to
   appointments. Are those likely to be activities that provide
   stress-relief on days off? When asked how they would ideally like to
   spend a free day, the highest number respondents said they would love
   to spend time at the beach. Not a bad choice, indeed.