Burnout & Stress in the U.S. 2018

Topics of the survey

• Everyday Conditions
• Occupation
• Device Usage
• Stress
• Burnout
• Demographics

• Method: Online Survey
• Survey name: Statista Survey Burnout & Stress in the U.S. 2018
• Region: USA
• Number of respondents: 1022
• Age of respondents: 18 years and older
• Type of respondents: U.S online population
• Survey time period: 12th to 21st of November 2018

• Gender
• Age
• Burnout Category
• Martial status
• Children below 14 in houeshold
• Occupation
• Education
• Income

Everyday Conditions

• How would you characterize your current health condition?'
• What is your current relationship status?'
• Do you have children below 18 years?'
• Which of the following activities are you in charge of in your private life?

Occupation

• Are you currently …? Please choose the answer that best descirbes your current situation.'
• What industry do you currently work in?
• What is your position?'
• Which of the following divison do you work in?
• How long does it take you to get to work on a normal day?'
• How many hours per week do you work? We would like to know the actual - not the contractually agreed - working hours. Please include overtime hours, too.'
• How often do you go on business / official trips?'
• How many hours of free time do you have for yourself per day excluding sleep, household chores, etc.? / On weekdays: hours per day'
• How many hours of free time do you have for yourself per day excluding sleep, household chores, etc.? / On weekends: hours per day'

Device Usage

• Which of the following devics do you use? / PC'
• Which of the following devics do you use? / laptop'
• Which of the following devics do you use? / tablet'
• Which of the following devics do you use? / smartphone'
• Which of the following devics do you use? / smart watch'
• How many hours per day do you spend on your PC or laptop? / on weekdays for business purpose
• How many hours per day do you spend on your PC or laptop? / on weekdays for private purpose
• How many hours per day do you spend on your PC or laptop? / on weekends for business purpose
• How many hours per day do you spend on your PC or laptop? / on weekends for private purpose
• How many hours per day do you spend on your smartphone or tablet? / on weekdays for busines purpose
• How many hours per day do you spend on your smartphone or tablet? / on weekdays for private purpose
• How many hours per day do you spend on your smartphone or tablet? / on weekends for business purpose
• How many hours per day do you spend on your smartphone or tablet? / on weekends for private purpose
• Which of the following statements apply to you personally?

Stress

• Which of the following symptoms do you - at least sometimes - suffer from?
• How often do you feel stressed?'
• In which of the following situations or areas of your life do you experience stress?
• How do you usually cope with stress?'
• What do you do to relieve stress?
• Who / what would you turn to when feeling stressed?
• Which of the following statements apply to you?
• In your opinion, who is mainly responsible for your stress?'
• Which of the following statements apply to you?

Burnout

• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel run down and drained of physical or emotional energy.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I have negative thoughts about my job.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I am harder and less sympathetic with people than perhaps they deserve.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I am easily irritated by small problems, or by my co-workers and team.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel misunderstood or unappreciated by my co-workers.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel that I have no one to talk to.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel that I am achieving less than I should.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel under an unpleasant level of pressure to succeed.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel that I am not getting what I want out of my job.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel that I am in the wrong organization or the wrong profession.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I am frustrated with parts of my job.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel that organizational politics or bureaucracy frustrate my ability to do a good job.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel that there is more work to do than I practically have the ability to do.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I feel that I do not have time to do many of the things that are important to doing a good quality job.'
• Which of the following statements apply to you? / I find that I do not have time to plan as much as I would like to.'
• Burnout risk'
• Have you ever heard the term “burnout”?'
• Do you personally know somebody who was diagnosed with burnout?
• If you were diagnosed with burnout, who of the following persons would you tell about it?
• Who would you most likely turn to in case of burnout?
• What does your company offer regarding burnout prevention or reintegration after sick leave due to burnout, respectively?
• Which of these statements do you agree with?
• What do you think are the best ways to avoid burnout

Sociodemography

• What is your gender?'
• How old are you?
• What is your primary language?'
• Which race / ethnicity best describes you?'
• Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?'
• What is the highest level of education you have completed?'
• What is your marital status?'
• How many people – including yourself and all children – permanently live in your household?'
• How many children and teenagers below 14 years of age permanently live in your household, no matter if they are your natural children or not?'
• How big is the town you live in?'
• In what type of community do you live?'
• Where do you currently live?'
• How much total combined money do all members of your household earn annually? This includes money from jobs net income from business, farm, or rent pensions dividends interest social security payments and any other money income received by members of your'
• What device did you use for this survey?'