Stress and burnout

Statistics report on stress and burnout

Stress and burnout

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning burnout syndrome and stress in the United States. It provides information on prevalence, causes, treatments, and jobs with high risks of burnout and work-related stress.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Share of employees affected by high stress U.S. 2016-2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of adults whose stress level increased over the past year U.S. 2012-2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults that were more anxious than the previous year from 2020 to 2023
  • Premium Statistic Stress and lack of time among U.S. adults from 2001 to 2017
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress as of 2017, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by income
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by parent and employment status
  • Premium Statistic U.S. LGBTQ youth with a high level of stress in 2017, by gender identity
  • Basic Statistic Most stressed states in the U.S. as of 2024
  • Premium Statistic Least stressed states in the U.S. as of 2024

Sources of Stress

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  • Premium Statistic Situations and areas of life where U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017
  • Basic Statistic Anxiety among U.S. adults in regards to select aspects of life from 2023 to 2024
  • Basic Statistic Emerging significant life stressors among U.S. adults in 2018
  • Basic Statistic Adult stress levels regarding select U.S. political issues in 2018, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Share of Americans stressed over personal safety 2008-2017
  • Basic Statistic Common daily life stressors among U.S. Generation Z adults in 2018
  • Basic Statistic Significant life stressors among U.S. Generation Z adults in 2018

Employees

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by employment status
  • Basic Statistic On the job sources of stress in employees in North America 2017
  • Premium Statistic Frequency that U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017, by weekly working hours
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employees whose companies offered burnout prevention programs 2017
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. workers whose work-related stress caused unhealthy behaviors 2015-17
  • Premium Statistic U.S. workers whose work stress caused unhealthy behaviors 2015-17, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. workers whose work-related stress affected their relationships 2015-17
  • Premium Statistic U.S. workers whose work stress impacted their relationships 2015-17, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Most stressful jobs in the U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Least stressful jobs in the U.S. 2019

Burnout

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  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who ever heard the term burnout as of 2017, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who knew someone diagnosed with burnout as of 2017, by age
  • Premium Statistic Stress-related statements that applied to U.S. adults as of 2017, by burn-out-risk
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who often felt select burnout symptoms 2017, by burn-out-risk
  • Premium Statistic Where U.S. adults would turn to for help in case of burnout 2017, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Best ways to avoid burnout according to U.S. adults as of 2017, by burn-out-risk

Stress relief

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  • Basic Statistic Activities U.S. adults engaged in when feeling stressed, anxious, or sad as of 2018
  • Basic Statistic Routine activities U.S. adults engaged in more often when feeling stressed as of 2018
  • Basic Statistic Leading five activities U.S. adults engaged in when stressed 2018, by generation
  • Basic Statistic Activities young people in the U.S. engaged in when feeling stressed as of 2018
  • Basic Statistic Exercise among U.S. adults who experienced a lot of stress 2016-2017, by age
  • Premium Statistic Primary reason for people to continue to run as a sport in the U.S. 2017
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults that used apps to relieve stress 2017, by age

Focus: physicians

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  • Basic Statistic Portrait of a U.S. physician 2018
  • Basic Statistic Burnout among U.S. physicians 2023, by specialty
  • Premium Statistic Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017, by specialty
  • Premium Statistic Rate of burnout among U.S. physicians 2013-2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Main causes for burnout among U.S. physicians 2023

Miscellaneous

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  • Basic Statistic Work stress symptoms among U.S. nurses 2017
  • Premium Statistic Americans stressed over presidential election outcome Jan. 2017, by geographical area
  • Premium Statistic Americans stressed over police on minority violence Aug. 2016 & Jan. 2017, by race
  • Basic Statistic U.S. college students that received health information from their universities 2018
  • Basic Statistic Primary mental health issues among U.S. college students 2023
  • Premium Statistic Perceived causes of headaches among U.S. adults as of 2017
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