YOUNG PEOPLE ARE far more likely to experience work-related stress than their parents’ generation, according to a new survey.

Some 55 per cent of employed people under 30 said work pressure was a significant stress factor, compared to 24 per cent of those over 55.

Other key causes of stress among under-30s were money worries, cited by 51 per cent, and relationship issues, which affected almost a third of respondents.

The under-30s were also far more likely to call in sick to work. Some 70 per cent of working people under 30 have taken a sick day in the last year against just 46 per cent of people aged 55-plus.

Young people were also more prone to taking time off because of stress, tiredness or feeling run down. Other reasons given by under-30s in the survey of 3,000 people in Britain included constipation and car sickness.

In comparison, 85 per cent of over-55s said they would not take a day off work unless they were bedridden.

The survey commissioned by the manufacturers of vitamin supplement Multibionta also showed that those under 30 were more likely to have a bad diet. They reported eating more junk food, working longer hours and sleeping less than their parents’ generation – who were also twice as likely to eat their five portions a day of fruit and vegetables.

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