The biggest sources of mental load
37%
37% identified money and finances as the biggest source of mental load — the most common answer.
n = 3,004 women across the United States · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
money and finances37%
personal health15%
household responsibilities13%
work11%
relationships or marriage6%
parenting6%
caring for older relatives4%
another person's health4%
social and family obligations4%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,004
- Population
- women across the United States
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Women and the Mental Load
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "The biggest sources of mental load" Survey of 3,004 women across the United States, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/the-biggest-sources-of-mental-load
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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