發生於2008-2009年之全球金融海嘯影響到世界上的大多數國家。開始是由於不動產貸款的違約，銀行接著產生連鎖性反應進而影響到許多行業。為了解在全球金融危機發生後對於產業勞工所造成之焦慮性程度，本文針對餐飲業勞工的焦慮症以HMS score做研究統計分析。本研究的對象是來醫院進行年度或一般體檢之北台灣的餐飲業勞工，人數共有四十七名，以國際學術上常被採用的HMS(Hamilton anxiety scale) scoring system做研究分析；對照組則採用來院一般體檢之民眾共四十八名。統計的基本資料包括勞工的年齡、性別、從業年資，HMS的焦慮量表分成14組症狀或身體反應，每一組又依輕重度分成0至4分，所以焦慮總分為0至56分。分數＜17分者代表輕度焦慮(mild anxiety)、分數介於18-24分者代表輕至中度焦慮、分數介於25-30分者代表中至重度焦慮。本研究的結果發現，餐飲業者之平均HMS分數為23.9±4.7，明顯高於對照組之一般民眾的分數16.9±0.9。且其焦慮之程度位於輕至中度焦慮的有20(43%)、位於中至重度焦慮的有22(47%)；而一般民眾之位於輕度焦慮的有27(56%)、位於輕至中度焦慮的有15(31%)。就焦慮之程度而言，餐飲業之焦慮程度明顯較一般民眾嚴重。飲食是人們最基本的需求，當因為金融危機引發經濟不景氣而影響到餐飲業的生意時，對於餐飲業勞工之焦慮指數的測量可以讓我們了解經濟問題的嚴重性。

The global financial crisis occurred on 2008-2009 impacted nearly all countries over the world. The crisis happened firstly due to break a contract by real estate loan, and the banks with a chain reaction and cumulative forces to many industries. To understand the workers anxiety extent after the global financial crisis, we survey the HMS scores for the workers of catering industry when they came hospital for routine health check-up. Forty-seven workers engaged in catering industry on northern Taiwan were recruited in this study. We also survey 48 adults other than catering industry visited only for health check-up. The basic data of catering industry workers were as follows: (1) Age: 39.4±7.9 (mean ± SD) years old; (2) Gender: male 24 (51%), female 23 (49%); (3) Occupational duration: ≤5 years:13 (28%), 6-10 years :21 (44%), ≥11 years: 13 (28%). The finding of the study showed that the mean HMS scores were higher (23.9±4.7) in the catering industry worker than the control group (16.9±0.9) with P-value<0.001. The anxiety level of catering industry worker were located in mild-moderate anxiety category 20 (43%) and moderate-severe anxiety 22 (47%), while the anxiety level of control group located in mild anxiety: 27 (56%) & mild-moderate anxiety: 15 (31%). The results revealed there was significant difference in anxiety of the catering industrial workers comparing with control group.