Global surveys support call for more comprehensive approach to measuring quality of life
October 1, 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is encouraging world leaders to consider ways to assess their society’s well-being beyond their gross domestic product (GDP). Gallup’s global surveys underscore the extent to which life quality relates to a range of factors beyond classical economic measures.More ...
Report on 26 American cities measures strength of community attachment
September 29, 2009
A new Gallup report on community attachment in 26 American cities finds that generally residents of smaller cities tend to be more likely to recommend their city as a place to live than residents of larger cities. Cities with higher community attachment have also enjoyed recent GDP and population growth.More ...
Each result is based on a three-day rolling average
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index combines the responses of Gallup's Economic Conditions and Economic Outlook measures. Gallup's Job Creation Index is the net of Gallup's Job Market measure.
Consumer confidence at highest level since mid-September 2008
March 19, 2009
Gallup’s Consumer Mood Index has improved by 31 points over the past 10 days, but its Consumer Spending Index has yet to respond significantly, even when compared to a year ago.More ...
Pattern holds worldwide, is strongest in Europe and Latin America
November 17, 2008
People’s well-being is higher when they report conditions that promote two different needs: interpersonal security and financial security. This pattern holds up worldwide, but is more pronounced in Europe and the Americas.More ...
Chief Economist Dennis Jacobe updates Gallup's report on the behavioral economy with the latest data on consumer confidence, Christmas spending, and the overall psychological effects of the economic crisis on Americans’ perceptions of their own financial well-being.More ...
Consumer confidence increased from its low level in early September but decreased again in mid-September when the financial crisis intensified.More ...
At Gallup's inaugural Global Behavioral Economics Forum, leaders from around the world explored how human behavior shapes, influences, and plays a pivotal role in growing successful and sustainable organizations, cities, and economies.
Populations less content than their average incomes would suggest
March 11, 2008
Populations in Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries tend to be less satisfied with their lives than their average incomes would predict.More ...
