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Britons spend 5 years of their life worrying

Article Summary by: Vipul Dwivedi     

Original Author: Reuters
Britons spend more than five years of their total life worrying, or 27 days a year, according to a survey. The biggest cause
for anxiety is personal health, followed by financial issues and crime, the findings for advice Web site ReallyWorried.com revealed. Young people in their late teens worried most, with 10 percent spending 12 hours a day stressing, although perhaps surprisingly getting on the property ladder preoccupied them more than sex, their education or environmental fears. Women worry more about their partners having affairs while men worried more about sex, either a lack of it or their performance, according to the research based on a survey of 2,000 Britons. The research shows that most people in Britain are really worried -- whether it''s about something monumental like their partner is cheating on them or something relatively simple to sort out such as getting to grips with technology, said Richard Rubin, founder of ReallyWorried.com The survey''s top 10 worry issues were: 1. Personal health; 2. Outgoings and income; 3. Crime; 4. Cost of living; 5.
Published: June 06, 2007

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