According to a global survey by consulting firm Regus, Seventy-five percent of Chinese workers have reported rising stress levels over the past year. And this percentage tops all the other nations in the world. For more on that, we are joined by my colleague Li Kefu in the studio.
Q: Tell us more about the survey. What did it find in China?
A: The survey claims that three out of four Chinese workers felt greater stress over the past year. That compares to roughly half of workers globally. It points to work, individual financial status and family issues as the main drivers of this stress. Not surprisingly, workers in Shanghai and Beijing felt the greatest pressure compared to their countrymen.
This is true of most cities. In Shanghai, 80 percent of surveyed workers saw higher stress. In Beijing, the figure was 67 percent. And these numbers are actually borne out by a second survey - this time by a Chinese consulting firm. That showed that nearly 70 percent of Chinese were overworked and that more than 40 percent spend less than 10 hours a week on leisure.
Our reporter hit the streets in Beijing to ask about people's stress issues. Let's hear what some of them had to say.
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