--- title: Stressed Parents are Single Parents and Parents of Teenagers description: Parents of teenagers and single parents are equally stressed, according to a survey canonical: https://time.com/2962819/stressed-parents-america-survey/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-07T17:00:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:36.221Z og:title: These Are the Most Stressed Kinds of Parents og:description: Parents of teenagers and single parents are equally stressed, according to a survey og:url: https://time.com/2962819/stressed-parents-america-survey/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f6882722a985a03/69869ab135ba6f3028c02e73/stressed-parent.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4724 og:image:height: 2657 og:image:alt: stress og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Are the Most Stressed Kinds of Parents twitter:description: Parents of teenagers and single parents are equally stressed, according to a survey twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f6882722a985a03/69869ab135ba6f3028c02e73/stressed-parent.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Are the Most Stressed Kinds of Parents > Sponsored content. 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NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health teamed up to poll 2,505 Americans about their experiences with stress in the past month. The nationwide survey found that the following groups reported the most stress: **People with poor health** (60% reported high stress) **Disabled people** (45% reported high stress) **People with chronic illnesses** (36% reported high stress) **People with income less than $20,000** (36% reported high stress) **People who experience dangerous work situations** (36% reported high stress) **Single parents** (35% reported high stress) **Parents of teens** (35% reported high stress) The stresses associated with single parenting seem fairly obvious: trying to juggle many responsibilities on your own. But why is raising teens particularly stressful? 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