Are you satisfied with your life? If you answer “no,” you have plenty of friends. A Gallup poll released Thursday found that fewer than half of Americans are “very satisfied” with the current state of their personal lives, making Biden’s level of disappointment with America even lower. This is the third time in the past that this number has been reached. 20 years.
The 47% of U.S. adults who express high satisfaction with their lives has declined by 3 percentage points over the past year, and is just 1 percentage point higher than in 2011, when the trend was at an all-time low under then-President Barack Obama. Only.
Gallup’s numbers show that the previous decline in Americans’ personal satisfaction occurred against a backdrop of economic uncertainty.
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The 46% figure in 2011 was when the country was still recovering from the 2007-2009 recession, and the other figure below 50% (47%) was during the global economic crisis. It was from December 2008.
The mood also reflects a lack of hope in the country’s economic situation, according to Gallup.
The current data comes from Gallup’s National Mood Poll, conducted January 2-22, 2024, which found that Americans’ views on the national economy are also largely negative. Gallup has been asking Americans since 1979 whether they are satisfied or dissatisfied with their personal lives. Gallup added questions measuring satisfaction in 2001.
The total of 78% of U.S. adults who are currently satisfied with their lives (very or somewhat) is well below the trend average of 84% since 1979 and the lowest since 2011. This percentage has decreased by 5 points over the past year, leaving it in only 1st place. Four years have passed since the record high of 90% in January 2020. At the time, economic confidence was at a 20-year high just before the coronavirus pandemic forced widespread shutdowns and led to the collapse of the U.S. economy.
Overall, the Gallup poll’s findings show that a majority of Americans across all major demographic subgroups are at least somewhat satisfied with their lives, but a majority say they are satisfied. The group says there are only a few. very satisfaction.
This includes people with annual household incomes of $100,000 or more, married people, people who regularly attend religious services, college graduates, Democrats, and people 55 and older.
As reported by Breitbart News, the results of the poll were released on the same day that loneliness was declared a public health emergency in San Mateo County, California, with an estimated 45 percent of residents saying they have difficulty with isolation and loneliness. is reported.
See the full results of Gallup’s National Mood Poll, conducted January 2-22, 2024. here
