WORKERS OFTEN LOSE SLEEP OVER WORK, AND HERE’S WHY
Percentage of employees who lose sleep over work:*
| TOTAL | GENDER MALE | GENDER FEMALE | AGE 18-34 | AGE 35-54 | AGE 55+ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very often | 15% | 19% | 12% | 26% | 13% | 6% | |
| Somewhat often | 29% | 31% | 28% | 31% | 32% | 23% | |
| Not very often | 43% | 38% | 46% | 35% | 43% | 51% | |
| Never | 13% | 12% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 21% |
Among those who lose sleep over work, the following were cited as the root causes:**
| TOTAL | GENDER MALE | GENDER FEMALE | AGE 18-34 | AGE 35-54 | AGE 55+ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overwhelmed with work volume/hours | 50% | 51% | 49% | 56% | 52% | 39% | |
| Can’t get a business problem out of my head | 48% | 49% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 50% | |
| Strained coworker relationships | 20% | 21% | 20% | 26% | 19% | 15% | |
| Worried I may lose my job | 18% | 21% | 15% | 22% | 18% | 12% | |
| My boss is a nightmare | 16% | 18% | 14% | 21% | 14% | 12% | |
| Other | 7% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 12% |
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 2,800 workers in the United States
*Responses may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
**Multiple responses were allowed.
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