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STRESS LESS
8 10
STRESS
OUT
OF
AMERICANS ARE STRESSED ABOUT THEIR JOBS
SOURCE: HARRIS INTERACTIVE & EVEREST COLLEGE, 2013 WORK STRESS SURVEY; AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; INSTITUE FOR WORK
AND HEALTH; BELGIAN JOB STRESS PROJECT; PARTNERSHIP FOR WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH; AMERICAN EXPRESS; THE LIFE TWINS STUDY
HUFFINGTON
08.04.13
$300 BILLION
ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST OF
WORKPLACE STRESS TO U.S. BUSINESSES DUE TO:
Absenteeism
Medical fees
Legal fees
Worker turnover
Down productivity
Insurance fees
Stress and anxiety cause more workers
to be absent than physical illnesses do.
WORKPLACE STRESS HAS BEEN LINKED TO:
Faster aging
High blood pressure
Diabetes in women
Depression
Stress takes its toll:
75 57
PERCENT OF WORKERS
WHO REPORT PHYSICAL
SYMPTOMS OF STRESS
PERCENT OF U.S. WORKERS
WHO DON’T USE THEIR
ALLOTTED VACATION TIME
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