This survey shows the impact of jobs on the overall health and various aspects of the lives of workers in the United States, as of February 2016. It was found that 43 percent of respondents stated their current job had a bad impact on their stress level, while 54 percent said it had no impact on their overall health.
Impact of jobs on overall health and various aspects of life in the United States as of February 2016
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Original Question: Do you think your current job is good or bad for your [INSERT ITEM], or does it not have an impact one way or another?
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Harvard School of Public Health, & RWJF, & NPR. (July 11, 2016). Impact of jobs on overall health and various aspects of life in the United States as of February 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642228/impact-of-jobs-on-lives-of-workers-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, und RWJF, und NPR. "Impact of jobs on overall health and various aspects of life in the United States as of February 2016." Chart. July 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642228/impact-of-jobs-on-lives-of-workers-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, RWJF, NPR. (2016). Impact of jobs on overall health and various aspects of life in the United States as of February 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642228/impact-of-jobs-on-lives-of-workers-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, and RWJF, and NPR. "Impact of Jobs on Overall Health and Various Aspects of Life in The United States as of February 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642228/impact-of-jobs-on-lives-of-workers-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health & RWJF & NPR, Impact of jobs on overall health and various aspects of life in the United States as of February 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642228/impact-of-jobs-on-lives-of-workers-in-us/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
Impact of jobs on overall health and various aspects of life in the United States as of February 2016 [Graph], Harvard School of Public Health, & RWJF, & NPR, July 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642228/impact-of-jobs-on-lives-of-workers-in-us/
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