SHREVEPORT, La. ( KTAL/KMSS ) – Have you been feeling stressed out about your finances lately? If so, you’re not alone. But according to a recent study, the state you live in does play a role in your financial security or insecurity.
Take Texans for example. On average, people from the Lone Star state experience 27 micro-stresses per week because of money. And two-thirds of Texans report that micro-stresses are affecting their sleep.
In Louisiana, the average resident experiences 18 financial micro-stresses a week. Mississippians only experience 15 a week, which is one of the lowest numbers in the nation.
Arkansans stress out about their finances an average of 24 times a week.
If you live in South Dakota, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, or Vermont you’re more statistically likely to have fewer micro-stressors every week.
The study was conducted by www.badcredit.org and looks into the reasons that people feel financial stress. The reasons people stress about money were examined in the study and include: