Oh, great. Like we don’t have enough to worry about. Forbes.com in September rated Chicago the most stressful city in America. The Windy City bested New York, Detroit, L.A. and San Francisco.
So what causes Chicagoans to stress out? Harris Interactive, on behalf of the American Psychological Association, surveyed nearly 1,800 Chicagoans this past summer about their stress. Here’s a look at the survey results by the numbers.
50%
Say their amount of stress has increased in the past year
DAILY STRESS
76%
Say money is a significant source of stress
69%
Say the economy is a significant source of stress
66%
Say work is a significant source of stress
55%
Say housing costs, such as mortgage or rent, are a significant source of stress
* 27%: Say their co-worker or boss is a source of daily or weekly stress
* 20%: Say their spouse or partner is a source of daily or weekly stress
* 19%: Say their son is a source of daily or weekly stress
* 17%: Say their mother is a source of daily or weekly stress
MANAGING STRESS
76%
Say they manage stress extremely or somewhat well
58%
Say they listen to music to relieve stress
46%
Say they exercise or walk to relieve stress
45%
Say they watch TV or movies for more than two hours per day to relieve stress
