Stress Up Since 1983

According to a Carnegie Mellon University study, stress levels in the United States increased 18 percent for women and 24 percent for men between 1983 and 2009. What do you think?

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  “That sounds about right. I feel about 6 percent less additional stress than my husband.”

  Shoshanna Wright –
  Systems Analyst

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  “Finally, scientific proof that things were better when I was a kid. Now to tell my children of the paradise lost that was the ’80s.”

  David Lillian –
  Track Superintendent

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  “Every year since I lost my piano tie, my life has been a living hell.”

  Sean Pitofsky –
  Veneer Dryer