November 6, 2009
Flu cases in the U.S. continue to tick higher, with an average of 2.7% of adults in October reporting that they were “sick with the flu yesterday,” compared to 1.9% in September and 2.0% in October 2008.
November 3, 2009
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data from 2009 document the extent to which people who exercise more frequently have higher well-being. Exercise relates not only to lower rates of obesity, but also to higher life evaluation and emotional health scores and lower rates of reported depression.
October 30, 2009
Utah and South Dakota residents are the most likely to express trust in their neighbors, in terms of saying they would expect a neighbor to return a lost wallet or purse, according to an aggregate of Gallup data from the first six months of 2009. Nevada and Mississippi residents express the least trust.
October 27, 2009
The percentage of American adults reporting that they have been diagnosed with diabetes continues to climb, with 11.3% of Americans in the third quarter of 2009 saying so, compared to 10.4% in the first quarter of 2008. Obese adults are three times more likely than non-obese adults to say they have been diagnosed with diabetes.
October 22, 2009
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data from 2009 reveal that 17% of Americans report having been diagnosed with depression. Those making less than $24,000 annually, those who are separated or divorced, and women are the most likely to report having been diagnosed.
October 19, 2009
Americans’ average daily reports of flu and cold incidence began to rise in September with the onset of the cold and flu season, but so far there is no indication of elevated illness levels compared to last year at this time -- even amid concerns about the potentially widespread impact of H1N1.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index™ measures the daily pulse of
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