Nearly three in four working adults in Canada described their work days as stressful or said they were “a bit” stressed in 2010, according to new numbers released by Statistics Canada.
About 27% of working adults (3.7 million people) said their lives are usually “quite a bit” or “extremely” stressful, while another 46% (6.3 million) were “a bit” stressed, according to the study.
The main reason? Work, according to the study. About 62% of the highly stressed workers pinpointed their jobs as the culprit.
“These individuals were generally well-educated — almost three-quarters had a college or university education — and were employed in white-collar occupations,” StatsCan notes. “They also reported household incomes of $100,000 or more. The majority were men and the largest group was aged 35 to 49.”
The stressed workers also cited financial concerns and a lack of time (12% each), along with family matters (8%) and personal or other issues (6%).
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