Nearly As Many Americans Struggling as Thriving

Gallup by Raksha Arora, James Harter | Apr. 30, 2008 (Poll)

Having surveyed more than 100,000 Americans since the beginning of 2008, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index reveals that 49% of Americans are "thriving," 47% are "struggling," and nearly 4% are "suffering."

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index builds upon Gallup's long tradition of representing the "voice of the people," and ultimately, what it is that people believe constitutes a good life. With measures that reflect Americans' evaluations ... Full Story »

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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

While the results appear interesting, information on the survey model is somewhat limited. For instance, it appears emphasis was placed on ensuring a wide geographic sample, but no information is provided to indicate if socioeconomic factors were included in the sampling model. While comparisons are made to other countries raw study results, no analysis is provided to explain why citizens of the other countries surveyed had higher or lower "struggling" or "thriving" percentages.

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