Stressed out?
Thirty-two percent of Americans say they are overly stressed.
The most stressed out: 18-29 year olds, 44% of whom say they’re exceptionally stressed.
Fifty-two percent of Americans say they’re not overly-stressed, with 16% had no opinion on the question posed to them in a national Poll Position telephone survey.
What do you think? Vote in our online poll and comment below.
Poll Position’s scientific telephone survey of 1,031 adults nationwide was conducted September 13, 2011 and has a margin of error of ±3%.
The online companion poll in which you can vote provides unscientific results, meaning it’s a tally of participating Poll Position users, not a nationally representative sampling.
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I am not stressed out.
I have a great education,
a great dad and mom (+ sister, i guess)
and i love frozen yogurt.
It seems that most stress would come from work. If you have a slow-paced job, there is probably not much stress. If you have a hectic and demanding job, you may be dealing with a lot of stress. Like persons in the EMT, Fire, or Police fields.