Young workers bear the sharpest impact
The generational data has direct workforce implications. Nearly four in ten Gen Z adults (38%) report being frequently stressed, against 34% of Millennials, 33% of Gen X, and 16% of Boomers. The behavioral consequences also track with those figures: 36% of Gen Z and 34% of Millennials say stress harms their long-term financial goal-setting, compared with 15% of Boomers. A quarter of both groups say stress pushes them toward impulse purchases, nearly double the Boomer rate of 12%.
