According to analysis of 2002 Health and Retirement Survey data, "about 1 out of 5 older workers strongly agreed that their jobs involve a lot of stress, and about 1 out of 6 strongly agreed that their jobs have become more difficult than they were in the past." (p. 52)

Johnson, R. W. (2004). Trends in job demands among older workers, 1992-2002. Monthly Labor Review, 127(7), 48-56.

This study measures recent trends in job demands at older ages by comparing self-reported job characteristics among older workers in 1992 and 2002. The data come from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative survey of older Americans conducted by the University of Michigan for the National Istitute on Aging. This study uses the HRS to compute the share of workers ages 55 to 60 in 1992 and 2002 who report particular job demands.

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