Work-related stress caused unhealthy behaviors U.S. 2015-2017

This statistic shows the percentage of employees in the U.S. who stated the stress from their job caused them to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as drinking or crying regularly, from 2015 to 2017. During this time period, 63 percent of respondents stated that they "always, often, or sometimes" engaged in unhealthy behaviors to combat work-related stress.

Percentage of U.S. employees who stated the stress from their job caused them to regularly engage in unhealthy behaviors from 2015 to 2017*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Always, often or sometimes	63%
Rarely or never	37%

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Release date

June 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 1, 2015 to March 1, 2017

Number of respondents

17,140 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

employees across 19 industries

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Unhealthy behaviors include regularly drinking or crying.

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