Gallup’s Consumer Mood Index rose sharply over the last week, to -90 for March 13-15. This is up from -120 a week ago and is the most positive the Index has been since mid-September 2008. The increase is commensurate with the four-day consecutive gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, beginning last Tuesday, and also with the Obama administration’s recent emphasis on more positive views of the economy.More ...
Increase from 3.3% in February 2008 to 4.7% in February 2009
March 12, 2009
Americans’ well-being has declined as the current economic recession continues, with the number of those who are “suffering” increasing by 3 million since February of last year.More ...
Utah, Hawaii, Wyoming take top three spots in national well-being rankings
March 10, 2009
Well-being is highest in Utah, Hawaii, and Wyoming and lowest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi in state rankings released by AHIP and the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.More ...
A heavy snowstorm shut down Gallup interviewing centers in Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., Friday night; as a result Gallup will not be publishing new Gallup Poll Daily tracking results Saturday, Feb. 14. The next update will be Sunday, Feb. 15.More ...
Support up mainly among Democrats; flat among independents
February 11, 2009
Public support for an $800 billion economic stimulus package has increased to 59% in a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Tuesday night, up from 52% in Gallup polling a week ago, as well as in late January.More ...
One of the better initial ratings of post-World War II presidents
January 24, 2009
President Barack Obama earns a 68% approval rating from Americans for his first three full days on the job, in interviews conducted Wednesday through Friday.More ...
Gallup Daily tracks Americans' views on politics, the economy, well-being, and health, based on 1,000 or more interviews conducted every single night, posting new numbers each day at 1 p.m.ET at the top of Gallup.com.More ...
A Q&A with Gallup scientist James K. Harter, Ph.D.
January 15, 2009
Gallup's chief scientist behind the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index reviews the most telling findings from the first year of data collection. In doing so, he explains the positive drivers of well-being, the negative role of the economic crisis, and how best to come out ahead in 2009.More ...
