For those lying awake at night worried about health care, the economy, and an overall feeling of dividebetween you and your neighbors, there’s at least one source ofcomfort: Your neighbors might very well be lying awake, too.
Almost two-thirds of Americans, or 63 percent,report being stressed about the future of the nation,according to the American Psychological Association’s EleventhStress in America survey, conducted in August and released onWednesday. This worry about thefate of the union tops longstanding stressors such as money (62percent) and work (61 percent) and also cuts across politicalproclivities. However, a significantly larger proportion ofDemocrats (73 percent) reported feeling stress than independents(59 percent) and Republicans (56 percent).
The “current social divisiveness” in America was reported by 59percent of those surveyed as a cause of their own malaise. When theAPA surveyed Americans a year ago, 52 percent said they werestressed by the presidential campaign. Since then,anxieties have only grown.
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