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Gallup Daily: U.S. Well-Being
Based on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being measure asks Americans to evaluate their lives by imagining a "ladder" with steps numbered from 0 to 10, where "0" represents the worst possible life and "10" represents the best possible life. Americans in the “thriving” group say that they presently stand on step 7 or higher of the ladder and expect to stand on step 8 or higher five years from now. Americans in the “struggling” group say they presently stand on steps 0 to 4 of the ladder and expect to stand on steps 0 to 4 five years from now. Those who are neither “thriving” nor “suffering” are considered to be "struggling." Each result is based on a three-day rolling average.
