The table below presents the perceptions of CEOs and their partners/spouses as to the main causes of stress in the CEO lifestyle. Items are expressed as percentages and more than one response was permitted. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table compares the proportion of stress in the CEO lifestyle caused by eight main

factors

, responses from

CEOs

and their

partners

or

spouses

with multiple choices being allowed.

Overall

, there are huge gaps between stressful

factors

. From

CEOs

’ perspective, the demands of

work

in private life are the major contributor to pressure,

while

their

partners

and

spouses

consider

work

-related travel as the top reason that leads to stress. In detail, both

CEOs

and their

partners

or

spouses

have similar concerns about time or deadlines, interpersonal relations, and taking

work

home, accounting for nearly 60%, over 21%, and around 24%, respectively.

In contrast

, the other

factors

show great differences. Demands of

work

on private life and on relationships with family are more common sources of stress with

CEOs

than their

partners

or

spouses

, the former is chosen by 68% of

CEOs

and 23% of their

partners

or

spouses

while

the latter factor with 45% and 29% respectively. For the rest of the three

factors

-

work

-related travel,

work

overload, and long working hours -

CEOs

’

partners

or

spouses

regard these reasons highly: the percentages are 87%, 62%. and 62%,

whereas

the figures for

CEOs

are 39%, 37%, and 24% only.