--- title: Women More Stressed Than Men, Poll Finds description: Many Americans feel "frequently" or "sometimes" stressed, and nearly half feel they do not have time to do the things they want canonical: https://time.com/5073538/women-men-stress-poll/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-20T15:57:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:43:03.473Z article:section: Health og:title: Women Say They're More Stressed Out Than Men, Poll Finds og:description: 8 in 10 Americans overall say they're stressed out og:url: https://time.com/5073538/women-men-stress-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e051c10a0aafd61/6988f5f18fd2ee16e535a189/stress.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5130 og:image:height: 2886 og:image:alt: Mixed race student studying in library og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Women Say They're More Stressed Out Than Men, Poll Finds twitter:description: 8 in 10 Americans overall say they're stressed out twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e051c10a0aafd61/6988f5f18fd2ee16e535a189/stress.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Women Say They're More Stressed Out Than Men, Poll Finds > Sponsored content. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=d43bb2ad-c113-4834-bce3-d1f8d45ce356&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: This Is the Number-One Cause of Stress for Americans [Watch (HLS stream): This Is the Number-One Cause of Stress for Americans](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/n4QWnYc2.m3u8) (2:08)  _Published 2017-11-02. More than half of Americans say that the present day is the worst period of American history that they can remember, according to a new survey of stress in the United States._ by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Dec 20, 2017 3:57 PM UTC More than half of Americans say that the present day is the worst period of American history that they can remember, according to a new survey of stress in the United States. by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Dec 20, 2017 3:57 PM UTC A new [Gallup poll](http://news.gallup.com/poll/224336/eight-americans-afflicted-stress.aspx?g%5Fsource=ALL%5FGALLUP%5FHEADLINES&g%5Fmedium=topic&g%5Fcampaign=tiles) found that the vast majority of Americans feel [affected by stress](http://time.com/5063058/best-stress-gift-guide/), while 41% feel they lack the time needed to do the things they want. Nearly half (44%) of Americans, say they “frequently” experience stress, while 35% say they “sometimes” do. Just 17% say they “rarely” feel stressed, and 4% said “never.” [Women](http://time.com/4008343/women-male-jobs/) (49%) were more likely than men (40%) to say they experience frequent stress, and parents of children under 18 (55%) were more likely to say they don’t have enough time than those without children under 18 (35%.) Those with household incomes under $30,000 were more likely to experience frequent stress (51%) compared to those with household incomes over $75,000 (41%). [Employment](http://time.com/money/4461386/cause-financial-stress-each-state/) was a stronger indicator of stress than unemployment, and working parents reported especially high levels of frequent stress — 59%, compared to just 33% of those who are unemployed and without children. The Gallup poll was conducted from Dec. 4-11 among 1,049 adults, with a margin of sampling error of ±4 percentage points. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [00:34] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [01:08] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5073538/women-men-stress-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5073538/women-men-stress-poll/"},"headline":"Women Say They're More Stressed Out Than Men, Poll Finds","datePublished":"2017-12-20T15:57:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-12T08:43:03.473Z","description":"Many Americans feel \"frequently\" or \"sometimes\" stressed, and nearly half feel they do not have time to do the things they want","url":"https://time.com/5073538/women-men-stress-poll/","keywords":["Stress","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e051c10a0aafd61/6988f5f18fd2ee16e535a189/stress.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e051c10a0aafd61/6988f5f18fd2ee16e535a189/stress.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mixed race student studying in library","caption":"Mixed race student studying in library","creditText":"Marc Romanelli—Getty Images/Blend Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/stress/","name":"Stress"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5073538/women-men-stress-poll/","name":"Women Say They're More Stressed Out Than Men, Poll Finds"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Is the Number-One Cause of Stress for Americans","description":"More than half of Americans say that the present day is the worst period of American history that they can remember, according to a new survey of stress in the United States.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/n4QWnYc2/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-11-02T07:17:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/n4QWnYc2.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5073538/women-men-stress-poll/","duration":"PT2M8S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5073538/women-men-stress-poll/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```