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Five years after Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, U.S. consumers express more positive views about the U.S. economy and the job market broadly; but their spending and confidence in their jobs remain below pre-Lehman levels.

Americans rated their lives better in January than in any month since March of last year. Americans' life ratings have been steadily recovering since October, when they fell to their lowest level in more than two years.

Americans' worries about losing a job, maintaining their standard of living, and paying medical bills are near the highs Gallup has measured in the last two decades, and similar to what they were during the 1991-1992 economic downturn.

Sudanese in northern states were at least twice as likely to say their household received financial help in 2011 as in 2010. Most of this increase came from people who still live in the country.

Microbusiness owners begin 2015 in higher spirits and with higher expectations than one year ago. Confidence and growth expectations are up, especially among those who want to grow. Yet, "growers" also have more worries.

Germans' attitudes about their standard of living have remained buoyant throughout the recent eurozone crisis. Even less affluent Germans appear to be benefiting from the country's economic strength.

More Americans rated their lives positively enough to be considered "thriving" in life evaluation in 2014 than have since tracking began in 2008. But blacks, Asians and young Americans were no more likely to be "thriving" in 2014 than they were ...

Americans' top financial concern is not having enough money for retirement, followed by unexpected medical costs and maintaining their standard of living. A majority of Americans have been worried about retirement savings since 2001.

In the U.S., blacks and Hispanics since 2008 have grown more likely to say they are satisfied with their lives, while whites' satisfaction has remained unchanged. All groups now express similar satisfaction levels.

Americans' generally positive views of the U.S. economy are posing a challenge to Democratic presidential candidates.