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Download Nearly eight out of 10 Chinese workers became more stressed in the past year, a new survey has found. The survey by Regus, a global workplace-solutions provider, recently polled more than 16,000 workers in 80 countries. Seventy-five percent of Chinese workers polled said that their stress levels had risen in the past year, according to the survey. It found that 48 percent of workers globally felt growing pressure in the past year. The smallest increases in stress worldwide were in Australia and the Netherlands, where just 38 percent and 40 percent of workers said they had experienced more stress. Chinese workers' stress comes mainly from work, individual financial status and clients, the survey found. In China, workers in Shanghai and Beijing felt the highest rise in stress in the past year, it said. In Shanghai, 80 percent of workers said their stress levels rose. In Beijing, the figure is 67 percent. Wang Fang, 34, works at a Beijing-based media organization. "My husband and I have just bought a new apartment, and we have almost exhausted the money we have at hand for decoration, which cost about 200,000 yuan ($32,000). We will begin to pay back the housing loan next year, which is estimated to be around 10,000 yuan per month," she said. Wang said her stress is increasing because her husband just quit his job and started his own business. | 
