The percentage of U.S. adults who evaluate their lives well enough to be considered “thriving” has dropped to 48.8%, the lowest level since the Great Recession in December 2008. CONT. Dan Witters & Jim Harter, Gallup Read more »
It’s a Three-Peat, Finland Keeps Top Spot as Happiest Country in World
Since the first World Happiness Report in 2012, four different countries have held the top position: Denmark in 2012, 2013 and 2016, Switzerland in 2015, Norway in 2017, and now Finland in 2018, 2019 and 2020. With its continuing upward trend in average scores, Finland consolidated its hold on first […] Read more »
Happiness Not Quite as Widespread as Usual in the U.S.
The vast majority of Americans report being “very” (42%) or “fairly happy” (44%), but the combined 86% is down from 91% the last time Gallup asked about this, in December 2008. It is also the lowest overall percentage happy Gallup has recorded in periodic readings over 71 years and is […] Read more »
Dog owners are much happier than cat owners, survey finds
The well-respected survey that’s been a barometer of American politics, culture and behavior for more than four decades finally got around to the question that has bedeviled many a household. Dog or cat? In 2018, the General Social Survey for the first time included a battery of questions on pet […] Read more »
Six in Seven Americans Satisfied With Their Personal Lives
Eighty-six percent of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal lives, maintaining the improved levels Gallup has measured in recent years. The vast majority of Americans have been content with the direction of their lives over the 40 years Gallup has tracked this […] Read more »
The Happiest and Unhappiest Countries in the World
Last summer, Brexit shocked the world. Few global experts saw it coming. In their defense, most economic indicators didn’t point to a political upheaval. Gross domestic product in the U.K. was growing at about 2%, and unemployment had dropped to 4.9%. From a data perspective, things seemed OK. Another metric, […] Read more »