Wellbeing
Explore Gallup's research.
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Last year, negative emotions fell for the first time since 2014, with experiences of stress, sadness, anger, worry and physical pain each taking a downturn.
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An estimated 15 million U.S. adults have used injectable Type 2 diabetes drugs for weight loss. Reported effectiveness is lower among older adults.
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Mental health and emotional stress continue to be the most important reasons college students cite for considering quitting their program.
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Most Americans say care for mental health issues is not on par with care for physical issues. Cost and access are seen as the top barriers to treatment.
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Ahead of Ecuador's security referendum on Sunday, Gallup data show no other region in the world, apart from active war zones, feels less secure than Guayas.
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New research from the Gallup-Walton Family Foundation Voices of Gen Z study gives insight into how happy U.S. young people are and suggests ways to increase their happiness.
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Nearly one in 10 U.S. adults consume cannabis at least 10 times a month, with the highest use found among lower-income and less educated individuals.
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A record-high 57% of Americans say they would feel better if they could get more sleep; Americans average a historically low 6.5 hours per night. Stress levels have been rising, especially among young women.
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Discover predictors of wellbeing and wealth among U.S. adults.
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Results from the first year of the multiyear Global Flourishing study offer insights into why people's lives are going well.
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Married people are more likely to be thriving in their wellbeing than adults who have never married, are divorced or are living with a domestic partner.
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The latest World Happiness Report delivers some unhappy news to Americans -- and the rest of the world.
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About six in 10 Americans think the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but roughly the same proportion of adults say their lives are not back to normal.
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In the majority of countries worldwide, women's wellbeing suffers when they aren't working at their desired capacity.
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Just in time for American Heart Month, the Hologic Global Women's Health Index shows high blood pressure testing is up among women.
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Americans' personal satisfaction remains significantly higher than satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S.
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Discover the correlations among adolescent mental health, parenting practices and parent-child relationships.
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Americans are the least satisfied with their personal lives than they have been since 2011, but some subgroups are faring better than others.
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Football remains Americans' favorite sport to watch, with baseball and basketball a distant second.
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Seventeen percent of Americans say they smoke marijuana, similar to the 16% Gallup recorded in 2022.