Results: In all yearly surveys salaried workers consistently reported having more work stress than hourly workers. There
was no differential in work stress for workers at severely downsized plants in 2009. In 2010 to 2012, salaried workers
who remained at severely downsized plants reported significantly higher work stress than salaried workers at all other
plants across multiple work stress questions. Examination of the 2006 survey confirmed that there were no pre-existing
differences in work stress among salaried employees working at plants that would eventually experience severe
downsizing. In addition, there was no difference in responses to the control question at severely downsized plants.