Workers Often Lose Sleep Over Work, And Here's Why

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.