Original Question: Do you think your current job is good or bad for your stress level, or does it not have an impact one way or another?
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% because of DK/Ref; percentages shown for sub-categories.
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Workers with jobs bad for their stress level U.S. 2016, by sector
This survey shows the percentage of working adults with current jobs bad for their stress level, in the United States as of ***, by sector. Around ** percent of respondents from the restaurant sector agreed that their job was bad for their stress level.
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Harvard School of Public Health, & RWJF, & NPR. (July 11, 2016). Percentage of working adults in the U.S. who say their current job is bad for their stress level, as of February 2016, by sector [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/642765/workers-with-stressful-jobs-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, und RWJF, und NPR. "Percentage of working adults in the U.S. who say their current job is bad for their stress level, as of February 2016, by sector." Chart. July 11, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/642765/workers-with-stressful-jobs-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, RWJF, NPR. (2016). Percentage of working adults in the U.S. who say their current job is bad for their stress level, as of February 2016, by sector. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/642765/workers-with-stressful-jobs-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, and RWJF, and NPR. "Percentage of Working Adults in The U.S. Who Say Their Current Job Is Bad for Their Stress Level, as of February 2016, by Sector." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Jul 2016, /statistics/642765/workers-with-stressful-jobs-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health & RWJF & NPR, Percentage of working adults in the U.S. who say their current job is bad for their stress level, as of February 2016, by sector ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/642765/workers-with-stressful-jobs-in-us/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Percentage of working adults in the U.S. who say their current job is bad for their stress level, as of February 2016, by sector [Graph], Harvard School of Public Health, & RWJF, & NPR, July 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/642765/workers-with-stressful-jobs-in-us/
