10 states with the most stress
Office-related stress plays a big part in a new study from WalletHub that compares stress among states. The financial site compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across four key dimensions using 38 different indicators: work-related stress, money-related stress, family-related stress and health and safety related stress.
Regarding work-related stress, points were tallied based on things like job security, unemployment rates and income growth rates. As for money-related stressors, median incomes and housing affordability were taken into consideration. In addition, family-related stress was calculated using childcare costs rates and parental-leave policies while health and safety stressors were calculated using statistics on increases in annual health premiums, suicide rates and mental health.
10. Tennessee
Work-related stress (Out of 51, 1 being the most stressful): 41
Money-related stress: 7
Family-related stress: 13
Health-and-safety-related stress: 9
9. Kentucky
Work-related stress: 26
Money-related stress: 8
Family-related stress: 18
Health-and-safety-related stress: 4
8. Alabama
Work-related stress: 20
Money-related stress: 6
Family-related stress: 26
Health-and-safety-related stress: 6
7. Oklahoma
Work-related stress: 9
Money-related stress: 15
Family-related stress: 11
Health-and-safety-related stress: 5
6. Arkansas
Work-related stress: 25
Money-related stress: 4
Family-related stress: 24
Health-and-safety-related stress: 2
5. Nevada
Work-related stress: 29
Money-related stress: 19
Family-related stress: 1
Health-and-safety-related stress: 8
4. Mississippi
Work-related stress: 10
Money-related stress: 1
Family-related stress: 5
Health-and-safety-related stress: 7
3. West Virginia
Work-related stress: 8
Money-related stress: 2
Family-related stress: 15
Health-and-safety-related stress: 1
2. New Mexico
Work-related stress: 5
Money-related stress: 5
Family-related stress: 2
Health-and-safety-related stress: 13
1. Louisiana
Work-related stress: 3
Money-related stress: 2
Family-related stress: 8
Health-and-safety-related stress: 3