Situations and areas of life where U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017, by ethnicity

Published by Alexander Kunst, Sep 3, 2019

This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who experienced stress in select situations and areas of life as of February 2017, by ethnicity. It was found that 32 percent of Black or African American respondents felt stressed at work or in their professional life, compared to 48 percent of Hispanic American or Latino respondents.

Percentage of adults in the U.S. who experienced stress in select situations and areas of their life as of February 2017, by ethnicity

	Black or African American	Hispanic American or Latino	White/ Caucasian	Other	Would rather not say
At work / in professional life	32%	48%	39%	46%	37%
Balancing family and work	18%	36%	23%	28%	14%
Caring for children/grandchildren	11%	26%	14%	13%	5%
Caring for family members in need of care	9%	18%	11%	10%	13%
Conflicts with close people	14%	27%	18%	25%	12%
Conflicts with colleagues/boss	8%	4%	9%	10%	1%
Constant availability	3%	13%	8%	15%	5%
Family fights/trouble	10%	20%	12%	31%	9%
Family obligations	14%	16%	14%	18%	5%
Fear of job loss	7%	13%	8%	14%	3%
Financial worries	47%	44%	42%	38%	21%
Free time filled with too many appointments and duties	6%	20%	12%	13%	7%
Health worries	22%	27%	25%	23%	13%
High expectation of myself	21%	32%	25%	30%	17%
Household chores	17%	21%	17%	24%	8%
Navigating traffic	8%	9%	13%	18%	3%
Relationship problems	18%	28%	13%	18%	9%
Severe illness of a close person	7%	12%	8%	6%	4%
Stress/hectic of everyday life	18%	31%	24%	24%	13%
Time pressure at work	10%	10%	11%	11%	8%
Travelling to work	7%	9%	5%	10%	3%
Other	2%	2%	2%	1%	1%
None of the above	13%	5%	11%	1%	28%

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February 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 9 to 13, 2017

Number of respondents

1,029 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "In which of the following situations or areas of your life do you experience stress?"
Respondents could choose multiple answers.

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