Coping with everyday stress is crucial for maintaining mental well-being, but psychological research continues to investigate which coping mechanisms are most widely favored. To explore this, a health psychologist used a self-report questionnaire to ask participants about their stress-relief routines and preferences. A selection of the collected data is presented below.
Table 1: Preferences for coping alone
| Do you prefer to handle stress alone? | |
|---|---|
| 'yes' | 'no' |
| 110 | 70 |
Table 2: Music as a stress reliever
| Do you listen to music to relax? | ||
|---|---|---|
| 'yes' | 'no' | |
| males | 52 | 28 |
| females | 64 | 36 |
Table 3: Primary stress-relief method
| Findings when people were asked which category of stress-relief activity they found most effective | |
|---|---|
| Category | Number of people |
| exercise | 45 |
| reading | 20 |
| gaming | 15 |
| meditation | 25 |
| socializing | 40 |
| sleeping | 35 |
Using the data in Table 3, calculate the percentage of people who reported 'sleeping' as the primary category of stress-relief activity they found most effective. Show your workings and present your final answer to 2 significant figures.
