Parents who say their stress about money is extreme (8, 9 or
10 on a 10-point scale) are more likely than parents with low
stress about money (1, 2 or 3 on a 10-point scale) to report
engaging in sedentary or unhealthy behaviors to manage
their stress, such as watching television/movies for more
than two hours per day (46 percent vs. 28 percent), surfing
the Internet (48 percent vs. 18 percent), napping/sleeping (32
percent vs. 13 percent), drinking alcohol (24 percent vs.
11 percent) or smoking (25 percent vs. 6 percent).