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Statements about stress as a part of life that applied to U.S. adults 2017, by age

Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed with select statements on stress as a part of life as of February 2017, by age

The data displays the share of adults in the United States who agreed with select statements on stress as a part of life as of February 2017, by age. It was found that while 62% of respondents aged 18 to 29 years agreed that stress is a part of everyday life, only 46% of those aged 60 years and older felt so.

Stress is a part of everyday life	62	55	46
Stress is part of the working life	43	40	14
Stress is a phenomenon of civilization	19	13	18
Those who suffer from stress are themselves the cause of it	12	7	10
Stress has increased considerably in our society over the past 10 years	45	35	28
Constant availability via smartphone and other devices constitutes a crucial part of overall stress exposure	30	16	8
Many let everyday stress get to them to an unnecessary extent	36	25	19
Our society does not tolerate weakness or decreasing work performance	32	18	8
None of the above	5	12	24

Statements about stress as a part of life that applied to U.S. adults 2017, by age

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