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 ...
October 7, 2009
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data for September find 16.6% of American adults without health insurance, tying this year’s high from May, and up from 13.9% in September 2008.
October 5, 2009
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index reveals significant variations in happiness by age group, with happiness highest among young Americans, lower in the middle years, and higher again among those in their 60s and early 70s. In some age ...
October 2, 2009
A new Gallup Arizona Poll survey finds that, among possible public policy improvements that could be funded by increased taxes, Arizonans are slightly more likely to support making healthcare more available and affordable than other alternatives ...
September 16, 2009
Business owners have the highest overall well-being of any occupational group, according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data collected in 2009. Those in the farming, fishing, and forestry professions do well on many dimensions of ...
September 10, 2009
The well-being of the nation rose to 67.0 in August, tying the high recorded in February 2008. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index finds well-being to be improving across all ages, income groups, and in every region of the country.
August 21, 2009
Residents of Hawaii and North Dakota had the lowest stress levels in the nation in the first half of 2009, while Kentucky and West Virginia residents had the highest stress levels. States with residents that are less stressed tend to have ...
August 19, 2009
Higher percentages of adults lack health insurance in Texas, New Mexico, and Mississippi than is true for any other states in the country. The percentage of uninsured adults in every state has either increased or remained stagnant thus far in ...
August 18, 2009
Residents of Iowa, Minnesota, and Massachusetts in the first half of 2009 reported the greatest access in the nation to basic needs optimal for a healthy life, such as medical care, a safe place to exercise, and affordable fruits and vegetables. ...
August 17, 2009
Residents of Vermont and Hawaii in the first six months of 2009 led the nation in practicing good health habits, including eating healthily, exercising, and not smoking.
