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Chicagoans say they have the least amount of balance in their lives, while the lucky residents of Miami claim to have the most, according to a new survey, the Princess Cruises Life Balance Barometer released today. Hmmm...we wonder the Olympic Committee got wind of this survey before the final tally that put Rio over the top?
Houston, Boston, Los Angeles and San Diego round out the top-five list of most stressed out cities while life balance seems to be good in Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Las Vegas and Dallas/Fort Worth.
The national survey was conducted by Harris Interactive and reveals that only approximately one-quarter of people in the U.S. actually have achieved the goal of balancing personal and work priorities. However, the survey shows a sense of hope with more than 53 percent of respondents saying they believe they will achieve life balance in the next five years.
According to the Barometer, the top-five things Americans feel will help them achieve better life balance include realizing financial success, improving physical fitness, getting organized and taking more breaks and vacations. That said, one in four Americans are not planning to take all their vacation days this year, many citing work-related reasons.
It's not just the worker bees in this pickle: one out of every 10 Americans don’t think the President of the United States should be given any vacation days.
The Princess Cruises Life Balance Barometer uncovered issues and trends regarding life balance both nationally and in 25 cities. Key findings include:
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Chicago ranks first as the most stressed out city on the Life Balance Barometer, followed by Houston, Boston, Los Angeles and San Diego (in order)
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The least stressed out cities on the Life Balance Barometer include Miami, Dallas/Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Cincinnati and Minneapolis (in order)
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Fifteen percent of Americans feel that they will not have life balance until they are retired
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If being provided a free service for a month, Americans are most likely to choose a fitness trainer over a home organizer, masseuse or personal chef
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One in five Americans (19 percent) rarely spend any time doing something for themselves, and of those that do, nearly a third feel guilty about it
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One out of every five Americans say their spouse/partner contributes most to their stress level, with women more likely than men to say this. More men than women say that their boss is the biggest contributor to their stress
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Given the opportunity, a strong majority of Americans would not trade places with many of today’s top celebrities to escape their daily stresses. But for those who would, most men would like to trade places with Bill Gates, Tiger Woods or Jay Leno, and most women would like to swap spots with Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey or Michelle Obama
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One in four Americans are not planning on taking all of their vacation days this year, with 40 percent of those respondents citing work-related reasons. Of those who think the President should be given vacation days, the average number of days they think he should be given is 24
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One in 10 Americans do not think the President should receive any vacation days
- Sixty-four percent of people who say they have attained life balance have taken a vacation in the last year
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More than half of Americans say they either work or think about work while on vacation
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Two-thirds of Americans say that, given more leisure time, they would use it to travel. After travel came spending time with family and friends, volunteering and going to back to school/furthering their education (in order)
- Following is a complete list of the 25 cities surveyed in the Princess Cruises Life Balance Barometer, ranked in order from lowest to highest levels of life balance:
America’s Most Stressed Out Cities
1. Chicago
2. Houston
3. Boston
4. Los Angeles
5. San Diego
6. Denver
7. San Francisco
8. Detroit
9. Tampa (tie)
9. Portland, Ore. (tie)
10. Seattle
11. Washington, D.C. (tie)
11. Baltimore (tie)
12. Sacramento
13. Pittsburgh
14. Philadelphia
15. New York
16. Phoenix
17. Atlanta
18. St. Louis
19. Minneapolis
20. Cincinnati
21. Las Vegas
22. Dallas/Fort Worth
23. Miami
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