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Americans' approval of Congress is at 17% in June, similar to the 15% in May, and continuing the generally low levels seen since last June.

Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index score was -8 in June, holding near the five-year monthly high of -7 in May. Confidence was steady across income groups, with upper income Americans still more positive than negative about the economy.

Gallup findings over the past decade reveal that the years from 2010 to 2019 encompassed some revolutionary changes in public opinion.

Fifty-five percent of Americans say the income tax they have to pay is fair, the lowest percentage holding this view since 2001. Democrats are significantly more likely than Republicans to believe their taxes are fair.

Traditional income-based metrics that measure economic growth are important, but don't tell us enough. Well-being metrics help fill in the blanks.

The U.S. Payroll to Population rate, as measured by Gallup, was 43.7% for the month of January, a slight decline from December. Gallup's unadjusted U.S. unemployment rate was statistically unchanged at 7.8%.

Older students are much less engaged with school than are younger students.

Americans are split when asked if the country's best years are ahead of us or behind us. By almost a 2-1 margin, they predict 2013 will be a year of economic difficulty rather than a year of prosperity.

Students become much less engaged as they move through middle school to high school.

Republicans' ratings of their lives worsened dramatically in November, while Democrats' ratings improved. The deep decline in Republicans' average Life Evaluation Index score was due entirely to their darkening outlook for their future.