Rank Life Changing Units /Event Value 22 Change in responsibilities 29 at work 1 Death of spouse 100 23 Son or daughter leaving 29 2 Divorce 73 home 3 Marital separation 65 24 Trouble with in-laws 29 4 Jail term 63 25 Outstanding personal 28 achievement 5 Death of close family 63 member 26 Wife begins or stops work 26 6 Personal injury or illness 53 27 Begin or end school 26 7 Marriage 50 28 Change in living conditions 25 8 Fired at work 47 29 Revision of personal habits 24 9 Marital reconciliation 45 30 Trouble with boss 23 10 Retirement 45 31 Change in works hours or 20 conditions 11 Change in health of family 44 member 32 Change in residence 20 12 Pregnancy 40 33 Change in schools 20 13 Sex difficulties 39 34 Change in recreation 19 14 Gain of new family member 39 35 Change in church activities 19 15 Business adjustment 39 36 Change in social activities 18 16 Change of financial 38 37 Mortgage or loan less than 17 $100,000 17 Death of close friend 37 38 Change in sleeping habits 16 18 Change to different line of 36 work 39 Change in number of 15 family get-together 19 Change in number of 35 arguments with spouse 40 Change in eating habits 15 20 Mortgage over $100,000 31 41 Vacation 13 21 Foreclosure of mortgage or 30 42 Christmas 12 loan 43 Minor violations of the law 11
Rank Life Changing Units /Event Value 1 Death of spouse 100 2 Divorce 73 3 Marital separation 65 4 Jail term 63 5 Death of close family member 63 6 Personal injury or illness 53 7 Marriage 50 8 Fired at work 47 9 Marital reconciliation 45 10 Retirement 45 11 Change in health of family member 44 12 Pregnancy 40 13 Sex difficulties 39 14 Gain of new family member 39 15 Business adjustment 39 16 Change of financial 38 17 Death of close friend 37 18 Change to different line of work 36 19 Change in number of arguments with spouse 35 20 Mortgage over $100,000 31 21 Foreclosure of mortgage or loan 30 22 Change in responsibilities at work 29 23 Son or daughter leaving home 29 24 Trouble with in-laws 29 25 Outstanding personal achievement 28 26 Wife begins or stops work 26 27 Begin or end school 26 28 Change in living conditions 25 29 Revision of personal habits 24 30 Trouble with boss 23 31 Change in works hours or conditions 20 32 Change in residence 20 33 Change in schools 20 34 Change in recreation 19 35 Change in church activities 19 36 Change in social activities 18 37 Mortgage or loan less than $100,000 17 38 Change in sleeping habits 16 39 Change in number of family get-together 15 40 Change in eating habits 15 41 Vacation 13 42 Christmas 12 43 Minor violations of the law 11
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