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Presidential Job Approval
Approval Jul 6-21	50%	(-6)
Disapproval Jul 6-21	45%	(+3)

U.S. Economic Confidence Index
Summary of opinion on current and future economic conditions (June 2021)	+1

U.S. Satisfaction
Percentage satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. (June 2021)	35%

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Americans' Optimism About COVID-19 Dashed as Cases Surge

Americans' assessments of the COVID-19 situation have dramatically worsened, and their worry about getting the disease has increased. At the same time, social distancing behaviors are largely unchanged.

Politics

About One in Five Americans Remain Vaccine-Resistant

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About One in Five Americans Remain Vaccine-Resistant

Most U.S. adults who would not agree to be vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to change their mind.

No Preferred Racial Term Among Most Black, Hispanic Adults

Americans Less Confident They Can Elude COVID-19

Americans' Optimism About COVID-19 Dashed as Cases Surge

Date(s)	% Approve	% Disapprove
07/6-21/2021	50%	45%
06/1-18/2021	56%	42%
05/3-18/2021	54%	40%
04/1-21/2021	57%	40%
03/1-15/2021	54%	42%
02/3-18/2021	56%	40%
01/21-02/2/2021	57%	37%
01/4-15/2021	34%	62%
12/1-17/2020	39%	57%
11/5-19/2020	43%	55%

Measuring Presidential Job Approval for 75 Years

Biden Approval Drops to 50%, Lowest for Him to Date

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Presidential Job Approval Related to Reelection Historically

World’s Economic Outlook Negative for First Time in 2020

Bitcoin Making Inroads With Younger U.S. Investors

Confidence in Big Business, Big Tech Wanes Among Republicans

Inflation Concerns Temper U.S. Investor Optimism

Lebanon on the Brink

Sharply Fewer in U.S. Cite COVID-19 as Nation's Top Problem

Date(s)	U.S. Economic Confidence Index
06/1-18/2021	1
05/3-18/2021	-7
04/1-21/2021	2
03/1-15/2021	-7
02/3-18/2021	-13
01/4-15/2021	-21
12/1-17/2020	-16
11/5-19/2020	-1
09/30-10/15/2020	-4
08/31-09/13/2020	-10

Sharply Fewer in U.S. Cite COVID-19 as Nation's Top Problem

U.S. Satisfaction Stable as Economic Confidence Dips

U.S. Economic Confidence Positive for First Time in Pandemic

U.S. Satisfaction Continues to Improve in March

Date(s)	U.S. Satisfaction
06/1/2021	35%
05/3/2021	36%
04/1/2021	34%
03/1/2021	32%
02/3/2021	27%
01/4/2021	11%
12/1/2020	16%
11/5/2020	21%
10/16/2020	28%
09/30/2020	19%

About One in Five Americans Remain Vaccine-Resistant

No Preferred Racial Term Among Most Black, Hispanic Adults

Americans Less Confident They Can Elude COVID-19

U.S. K-12 Parents Support Mask Mandate, Divided on Vaccines

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2021 Global Emotions Report

Discover results from Gallup’s latest measurements of people’s positive and negative daily experiences based on nearly 160,000 interviews with adults in 116 countries and areas in 2020 and early 2021.

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Exclusive Findings From the Report

70%
of people said they smiled or laughed a lot the previous day, a five-point drop from the previous year.

40%
of adults worldwide said they experienced a lot of stress the previous day — a record high.

24%
of adults experienced anger on the previous day, up two points from 2019.

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