[Q9] What tends to cause you the most stress during the holidays? (Select up to 3)
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Travel logistics 117 11.7%
Family dynamics or expectations 225 22.5%
Financial strain or gift-giving 348 34.8%
Holiday preparations (décor, shopping, cooking, etc.) 314 31.4%
Workload before time off 107 10.7%
Feeling lonely or disconnected 162 16.2%
Lack of rest / burnout 161 16.1%
Scheduling conflicts 131 13.1%
Health or dietary issues 101 10.1%
Nothing 185 18.5%
Other, please specify 15 1.5%
Total 1866 n = 1000
What tends to cause you the most stress during the holidays? (Select up to 3) - Text Data for Other, please specify
11/25/2025 143141790 Children not at one place
11/25/2025 143139797 Don’t like some of the people I’ll be spending time with.
11/21/2025 143048620 weather
11/21/2025 143048378 Being away from my family and not having the money to go there.
11/21/2025 143048326 Missing loved ones that's no longer here
11/21/2025 143048243 I really don't have the finances to purchase gifts for my sons, and I an no longer with my husband, we had lost our home and I don't have any decorations for a tree or home which makes me get sad for my kids
11/21/2025 143048174 Loss of a sister
11/21/2025 143048054 I hate the holidays
11/21/2025 143047967 Holidays aren't special anymore, we are rushed to buy each other things we can't afford and they don't want just because that's what you do.
11/21/2025 143047843 Recent personal losses