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Anxiety starts haunting Chinese

(chinanews.cn)
Updated: 2006-12-05 14:35

According to a survey of 2,134 people launched by the China Youth Daily
Social Research Center, more than 96 percent of respondents say they
suffer from anxiety.

The most anxious social groups in China tend to be well-educated white
collars, poor people, senior officials and company managers, and citizens
living in cities. (File Photo)

Asked the reason of anxiety, 52.1 percent of respondents say they are
anxious about certain things, 49.5 percent about certain living
conditions, and 35.2 percent about their own psychological feelings.

Things that make people anxious include: careers (65.4 percent),
pressures from the outside world (38.3 percent), interpersonal
relationships (37.1 percent), pressures in life (35.8 percent), and
private affairs (29.2 percent).

The survey also shows that 47.8 percent of respondents think they are
more anxious than five years ago, while only 12.2 percent believe they
feel relaxed, as the living conditions have improved dramatically in
recent years.

The most anxious social groups tend to be well-educated white collars,
poor people, senior officials and company managers, and citizens living
in cities.

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