The study found that below a household income of approximately $63,000, the prevalence of stress decreased as income rose.
Sources
- Higher income is associated with greater life satisfaction, and more stress (nature.com)
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-higher-income-linked-greater-life.html (medicalxpress.com)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11840126/ (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/389160854_Higher_income_is_associated_with_greater_life_satisfaction_and_more_stress (researchgate.net)
- https://colombiaone.com/2025/03/12/income-stress-study/ (colombiaone.com)
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