The prevalence of job stress is worldwide. In the United States, Suzukamo Newsroom and Davis (1997) reported that 30 percent of executives believe that their work has adversely affected their health; 40 percent of workers wonder whether or not they are going to have a job next year; 69 percent of workers reported that health problems related to stress made them less productive; and 34 percent of American workers expected to burn out on the job soon.