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Gallup's U.S. Standard of Living Index found Alaskans report the highest standard of living, while West Virginians report the lowest. The index rose in nearly all states in 2013, with the exceptions of Oklahoma and the District of Columbia.

The latest results from the Global Flourishing Study reveal the relationship between age and wellbeing is no longer explained by one letter of the alphabet.

Nearly half of people worldwide view their area as a good place for gay or lesbian people to live. Perceptions of acceptance have increased in 11 countries and decreased in 12.

Since 2008-2009, the diabetes rate has increased in 18 U.S. states while declining in none. Obesity has risen in 34 states during that time.

One in four Mississippians struggled to afford food in 2013 -- more than in any other state for the sixth straight year, while about one in 10 Alaskans reported the same.

Nevada residents were the most likely to report being sick with the flu in 2013, while Montana residents were the most likely to report having a cold. States with high flu rates tend to also have higher uninsured rates.

Forty-three percent of Americans report being worried "a great deal" about global warming, according to combined 2023 and 2024 data.

Just 26% of Americans think it is a good time to buy a house, and a new low of 30% of non-homeowners think they will buy a home in the next five years.

Nine percent of U.S. workers belong to a labor union, according to aggregated data from Gallup's 2023-2024 Work and Education surveys.

Slightly more Americans were living with a cancer diagnosis in 2009 than were in 2008, according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data, due in part to an increase among seniors. Cancer diagnosis rates are highest in Maine, South Dakota, and ...