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Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed with select statements on stress as a part of life as of February 2017, by education level

Characteristic	High school or equivalent	Vocational/ technical school (2 years)	Some college	Bachelor's degree	Master's degree	Doctoral degree	Professional degree (MD, JD, etc.)
Stress is a part of everyday life	51%	49%	60%	53%	56%	58%	44%
Stress is part of the working life	23%	31%	34%	37%	34%	47%	44%
Stress is a phenomenon of civilization	11%	11%	17%	17%	18%	32%	25%
Those who suffer from stress are themselves the cause of it	9%	7%	10%	8%	10%	11%	6%
Stress has increased considerably in our society over the past 10 years	30%	33%	32%	36%	48%	26%	38%
Constant availability via smartphone and other devices constitutes a crucial part of overall stress exposure	8%	13%	16%	22%	19%	21%	22%
Many let everyday stress get to them to an unnecessary extent	21%	27%	24%	28%	28%	21%	34%
Our society does not tolerate weakness or decreasing work performance	11%	18%	19%	18%	20%	26%	25%
None of the above	22%	16%	10%	13%	12%	26%	3%

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Release date

February 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 9 to 13, 2017

Number of respondents

1,029 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Which of the following statements apply to you?...
Respondents could choose multiple answers.

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This statistic shows the share of adults in the U.S. who agreed with select statements on stress as a part of life as of February 2017, by level of education. It was found that 11 percent of respondents with a high school or equivalent education agreed that stress is a phenomenon of civilization, compared to 17 percent of respondents that had at least some college level education.