Contains Gallup data from countries that are home to more than 98% of the world's population through a state-of-the-art Web-based portal. Gallup Analytics puts Gallup's best global intelligence in users' hands to help them better understand the strengths and challenges of the world's countries and regions. Users can access Gallup's U.S. Daily tracking and World Poll data to compare residents' responses region by region and nation by nation to questions on topics such as economic conditions, government and business, health and wellbeing, infrastructure, and education.

The Gallup Analytics Database is accessed through the Cornell University Libraries here. In addition, a CUL subscription also allows access to the Gallup Respondent Level Data. For access please refer to the documentation below and then request the variables you need here.

Before requesting data from the World Poll, please see the Getting Started guide and the Worldwide Research Methodology and Codebook (You will need to request access). The Codebook will give you information about all available variables in the datasets. There are other guides available as well in the google folder. You can also access information about questions asked and variables using the Gallup World Poll Reference Tool. You will need to create your user account to access the tool. This will only give you access to information about the questions asked and variables. It will not give you access to the data.

For further documentation and information see this site from New York University Libraries. The Gallup documentation for the World Poll methodology is also available under the Data and Documentation tab.

In addition to the World Poll and Daily Tracking Poll, also available are the Gallup Covid-19 Survey, Gallup Poll Social Series Surveys, Race Relations Survey, Confidence in Institutions Survey, Honesty and Ethics in Professions Survey, and Religion Battery.

The process for getting access to respondent-level data from the Gallup U.S. Daily Tracking is similar to the World Poll Survey. There is no comparable discovery tool for U.S. Daily Tracking poll questions, however. Users need to consult the codebooks and available variables across years.

The COVID-19 web survey began on March 13, 2020 with daily random samples of U.S. adults, aged 18 and older who are members of the Gallup Panel. Before requesting data, please see the Gallup Panel COVID-19 Survey Methodology and Codebook.

The Gallup Poll Social Series (GPSS) dataset is a set of public opinion surveys designed to monitor U.S. adults’ views on numerous social, economic, and political topics. More information is available on the Gallup website: https://www.gallup.com/175307/gallup-poll-social-series-methodology.aspx As each month has a unique codebook, contact CCSS-ResearchSupport@cornell.edu to discuss your interests and start the data request process.

Starting in 1973, Gallup started measuring the confidence level in several US institutions like Congress, Presidency, Supreme Court, Police, etc. The included dataset includes data beginning in 1973 and data is collected once per year. Users should consult the list of available variables.

The Race Relations Poll includes topics that were previously represented in the GPSS Minority Relations Survey that ran through 2016. The Race Relations Survey was conducted November 2018. Users should consult the codebook for this poll before making their request.

The Honesty and Ethics in Professions Survey – Starting in 1976, Gallup started measuring US perceptions of the honesty and ethics of a list of professions. The included dataset was added to the collection in March 2023 and includes data ranging from 1976-2022. Documentation for this collection is located here and will require you to request access.

Religion Battery: Consolidated list of items focused on religion in the US from 1999-2022. Documentation for this collection is located here and will require you to request access.

The Gallup U.S. Daily Tracking poll was conducted between 2008 and 2017 to collect Americans' opinions and perceptions on political and economic current events. It included two parallel surveys, the U.S. Daily and the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index. Gallup interviews approximately 1,000 U.S. adults every day, half of whom respond to the U.S. Daily survey and the other half respond to the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index survey. The U.S. Daily survey includes information about political affiliation, presidential approval ratings, economic confidence, and religion. The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index includes information on health insurance, exercise, dietary choices, and overall well-being.

Gallup defines engaged employees as those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace. Through Gallup Daily tracking, Gallup categorizes workers as "engaged" based on their responses to key workplace elements it has found predict important organizational performance outcomes. Daily results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 U.S. adults who are employed for an employer; margin of error is ±3 percentage points.

Abstract

From 2008-2017, Gallup conducted a daily telephone survey asking U.S. adults about various political, economic, and well-being topics. Gallup interviewed approximately 1,000 U.S. adults each day and 350,000 U.S. adults annually. The survey’s large sample sizes allow researchers to conduct more detailed analyses.

In 2018, Gallup transitioned to a weekly Politics and Economy survey conducted by telephone, and a monthly mail survey on Well-Being. 1,500 weekly telephone interviews of U.S. adults were conducted for the Politics and Economy survey.

In 2019, the Politics and Economy survey was discontinued. The U.S. Well-Being survey track for 2019 only includes data from January-August 2019 and was discontinued in 2020.

For more details about the U.S. Daily Poll and how it has evolved, see Methodology and Supporting Files, below.

Methodology

The methodology for the Gallup US Daily poll has changed over time, and is summarized below. For greater detail, see the Supporting Files.

2008-2017

Gallup conducted a daily survey asking 1,000 U.S. adults about various political, economic, and well-being topics*. *On any given evening, approximately 200 Gallup interviewers conduct computer-assisted telephone interviews with randomly sampled respondents, aged 18 and older, including cellphone users and Spanish-speaking respondents from all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The survey includes many standard demographics such as race, income, education, employment status, and occupation. Location data, such as ZIP codes, allow researchers to map the responses to particular parts of the country and accumulate data for local-level comparison and interpretation.

Between Jan. 2, 2008-Dec. 31, 2012, all 1,000 daily interviews were from one survey.

Between Jan. 3, 2013-2017, 500 interviews were conducted using the Well-Being survey, and 500 interviews were conducted using the Politics and Economy survey. Certain items appear on both survey tracks.

2018

In 2018, Gallup transitioned to a weekly Politics-Economy survey conducted by telephone, and a monthly mail survey on Well-Being. 1,500 weekly telephone interviews of U.S. adults were conducted for the Politics-Economy survey.

2019

The Politics-Economy survey was discontinued in 2019. GPSS is a suggested source of some of these poll questions. (Note that GPSS is not a daily survey, and does not have as rich a sample size). The U.S. Well-Being survey track for 2019 only includes data from January-August 2019 and was discontinued in 2020.

Usage

See supporting files:

• Gallup_Data_Use_Agreement.pdf

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Bulk Data Access

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This is the Gallup/Healthways US Daily Poll 2008-2012 used in the paper "How was the Weekend? How the Social Context Underlies Weekend Effects in Happiness and other Emotions for US Workers" published on PLOS ONE. The permission of use for this paper is granted by the Gallup Inc.

Gallup defines a good job as 30+ hours per week for an employer who provides a regular paycheck. Good jobs are essential to a thriving economy, a growing middle class, a booming entrepreneurial sector and, most importantly, human development. Creating as many good jobs as possible should be the No. 1 priority for business and government leaders everywhere.

Gallup has developed Gallup Analytics, which allows Users to access data from the Gallup World Poll, the Gallup U.S. Daily tracking and the historical data from the Gallup Poll Social Series. Gallup Analytics includes questions and indexes covering topics such as economics, politics and well-being.

Abstract

The COVID-19 web survey has been utilized to track American attitudes on topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including well-being. The survey began fielding on March 13, 2020, with daily random samples of U.S. adults, aged 18 and older, who are members of the Gallup Panel. Approximately 1,200 daily completes were collected from March 13 through April 26, 2020. From April 27 to August 16, 2020, approximately 500 daily completes were collected. Starting August 17, 2020, the survey moved from daily surveying to a survey conducted one time per month over a two-week field period (typically the last two weeks of the month). Beginning in 2022, the COVID survey moved to quarterly data collection.

The Gallup Panel COVID-19 Survey table includes survey responses from March 2020 through Q1 2023. Starting in Q2 2023, the original COVID-19 survey was narrowed down to serve as a wellbeing-focused survey (see Gallup Panel Wellbeing Survey table).

Methodology

Results for this Gallup poll are based on self-administered web surveys conducted with a random sample of U.S. adults aged 18 and older, who are members of the Gallup Panel. The survey was conducted in English. Individuals without Internet access were not covered by this study.

The Gallup Panel is a probability-based, nationally representative panel of U.S. adults. Members are randomly selected using random-digit-dial phone interviews that cover landline and cellphones and address-based sampling methods. The Gallup Panel is not an opt-in panel.

Gallup weights the obtained samples each day to adjust for the probability of select and to correct for nonresponse bias. Nonresponse adjustments are made by adjusting the sample to match the national demographics of gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, education and region. Demographic weighting targets are based on the most recent Current Population Survey figures for the aged-18-and-older U.S. population. Respondents receive a small post-paid incentive of $1 incentive for completing the survey.

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Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is based on the combined responses to two questions, the first asking Americans to rate economic conditions in this country today, and second, whether they think economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse. Results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 3,500 national adults; margin of error is ±2 percentage points.

This dataset covers ballots 363-71 spanning January, March, May-July, September-December 1974. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 363 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the James Bay Indian conflict; the Canadian fuel policy and the accessibility of abortions. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the accessibility of abortions; allowing police to use wiretaps; allowing private contributions to political campaigns; approval of the Canadian fuel policy; broadcasting ads aimed at children; whether or not Canada is heading towards a depression; the amount of confidence there is in multinational oil companies; the distribution of seats in the Federal House of Commons; expropriating Indian lands; governmental set up of land banks; the James Bay Indian conflict; Liberals complying with NDP; limiting foreign investments; police protection of scabs and the problems facing the various provinces. Basic demographic variables are also included. 364 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The poll asks opinions about political issues such as the upcoming election, the effect of government and which political leader will make the best Prime Minister. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as questions about smoking, seatbelts and how strict schools are. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing euthanasia for the terminally ill; approval of Lewis as leader of the NDP; approval of Stanfield as leader of the opposition; approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; biggest concern due to the rising prices; country most interested in visiting; whether or not the courts are treating criminals too harshly; the effects of American influence; possible fine for not wearing a seatbelt; giving workers the right to strike; the government's effect on life; the ideal number of children to have; the increasing amounts of political corruptness; which political leader will make the best Prime Minister; the main cause of energy problems in Canada; the most important problem facing Canada; opinions of the teaching profession; quality of US-Canada relations; rising prices; smoking in the past week; strictness of schools; the use of seatbelts; the use of alcohol; and what makes a good Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included. 365 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. Opinions on topics such as inflation, oil and gas prices and whether or not UFOs exist are touched on in this poll. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of money spent on food; beliefs about UFOs; the causes of inflation; comparing the Roman Empire to Western Civilization; the decline in the Roman Empire; dieting; expanding the World Football League; growing vegetables in the summer; illegal strikes; impeaching President Nixon; learning second languages in school; opinions about weight; owing a car; the reasons for higher oil and gas prices; whether or not President Nixon should resign; who profits from higher oil and gas prices; types of cars and ways to control inflation. Basic demographic variables are also included. 366 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and the upcoming Federal election. There are also questions regarding compulsory military service, nuclear testing and what people fear. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the type of activities recently participated in; confidence levels of Canadian institutions; compulsory military service; conditions that warrant an election; being eligible to vote; what people fear; gaining a majority government; India's nuclear testing; interest in the Federal election; likelihood of voting; how long the respondent could live comfortably without an income; who the most sincere political leader is; whether or not a respondents name is on the voter's list; participation in sports; the political leader with the best campaign; preferred area of living; satisfaction levels; and summer holiday plans. Basic demographic variables are also included. 367 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political parties, the election and other political issues within the country. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the activities done during the 1874 election campaign; the difference between the political parties; the important jobs for the government after the election; overall interest in the election; voting eligibility; and voting intentions. Basic demographic variables are also included. 368 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the past election and political leaders in Canada; as well as American politics. Questions also touched on subjects such as the benefits of marriage; the Old Age Pension and the metric system. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing abortions; the amount of money given by the Old Age Pension; the approval for lotteries; converting to the metric system; disapproval for lotteries; the effectiveness of police; the expectations of Gerald Ford as President; gaining from marriage; the government running lotteries; the involvement of churches in daily life; the loss of prestige in the United States due to Watergate; making French the sole official language in Quebec; passing Bill 22 in Quebec; the reasons for voting for a political leader; rising prices; setting maximum speed limits; wage and price controls; and who is to blame for violence in minor hockey. Basic demographic variables are also included. 369 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. Topics of interest include: the most important problems facing the country; government intervention in wage; the influence of foreign (U.S.) capital; opinions on PM Trudeau, Minister of Finance Turner, Minister of Agriculture Whelan, current issues in the agricultural sector; over-coverage of U.S. news; safety regulations; sense of increasing violence; Gerald Ford; the possibility of an imminent economic depression; political leanings and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 370 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about government salaries and the past election. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the effect of women in the RCMP and predictions for 1975. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: only admitting immigrants with prearranged jobs; allowing organ donations; attending the 1976 Olympics in Montreal; the effects of where you live on wealth; the effects of women in the RCMP; evaluation of government salaries; fear of walking at night; political preferences; rating post office performance; predictions for 1975; regularly saving part of income; and types of foods recently ate. Basic demographic variables are also included. 371 - December This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about who will be the new political leaders as well as other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as type of employment, inflation and attitudes towards marijuana. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of foreign aid given; the cause of rising food prices; confidence in the government's handling of inflation; gender preference of boss; the groups that will suffer the most from high food prices; helping underdeveloped countries; legalizing marijuana; opinions of a two-price system; political preferences; giving prison sentences for selling marijuana; the protection of Canadian magazine publishers; who the replacement leader for the Conservative party will be; who the replacement leader for the NDP will be; whether or not the respondent would stop working if they had the means to do so; trying marijuana; the type of employment; and weekend prison leaves for serious convictions. Basic demographic variables are also included.

Multivariate multilevel negative binomial regression model examining the association between food insecurity (Food Insecurity Experiences Scale) and poor mental health (Daily Experience Index score) among n = 28,292 youth from the 2017 Gallup World Poll survey.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the past election and political leaders in Canada; as well as American politics. Questions also touched on subjects such as the benefits of marriage; the Old Age Pension and the metric system. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing abortions; the amount of money given by the Old Age Pension; the approval for lotteries; converting to the metric system; disapproval for lotteries; the effectiveness of police; the expectations of Gerald Ford as President; gaining from marriage; the government running lotteries; the involvement of churches in daily life; the loss of prestige in the United States due to Watergate; making French the sole official language in Quebec; passing Bill 22 in Quebec; the reasons for voting for a political leader; rising prices; setting maximum speed limits; wage and price controls; and who is to blame for violence in minor hockey. Basic demographic variables are also included.

This dataset covers ballots 396-407 spanning January-December 1977. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 396 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Federal budget and other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as who should pay for child care; pollution and inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: a balanced Federal budget; changing the standard of living; the dangers of pollution; giving workers the right to strike; whether or not the government should pay for child care; the government's handing of the economy; the growing Separatist movement; interest in politics; the opinions about Rene Levesque; pollution in the community; the seriousness of pollution; and the success of fighting inflation. Basic demographic variables are also included. 397 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. Topics of interest include: whether the U.S. and Canada have succeeded in clearing the Great Lakes of pollution; political refugee centres; relaxing requirements for the entry of political refugees; gun permits; community council spending; the political engagement of unions; Trudeau or Clark for prime minister; secession of Quebec; sharing of power between the federal government and the provinces; and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 398 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as inflation; rising prices and whether or not there should be smoking in restaurants. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the government's anti-inflation program; increasing racial intolerance; knowing the horoscope signs; the minimum amount of income a family needs; problems facing Canada; reading astrology columns; reasons for increasing racial intolerance; rising prices; smoking in restaurants; the successfulness of family life; taxing church property; and the treatment of criminals by the courts. Basic demographic variables are also included. 399 - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Federal budget and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effect of T.V violence; divorce and business conditions. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the business conditions in the community; continuing anti-inflation controls; dividing assets equally in a divorce; the effects of the Federal budget on family finances; the effect of T.V. on children's aggression levels; favouring Quebec Separation; how interesting a respondents job is; making marijuana illegal; and whether or not wages are rising as the standard of living does. Basic demographic variables are also included. 400 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on various political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the impact of organized religion; homosexual rights and the Queen's visit. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: attending church; deposits on drinking bottles/cans; the difficulty of filling out tax returns; Ed Broadbent's impact on the NDP; improving English-French relations; handling unemployment; the impact of organized religion on life; Joe Clark's impact on the PC party; learning French in schools; opinions about Trudeau as a member of the Liberal party; protecting homosexual rights; the possibility of the Queen extending her visit; and vacation plans. Basic demographic variables are also included. 401 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on various political and other current issues. Topics of interest include: opinion of the federal government and their handling of price and wage control, national unity, pensions, cost of living; onion of the Prime Minister; whether prices or income will rise more; food spending; human rights, i.e. freedom of speech and religion, freedom from fear or want; political leanings, the best and worst thing about living in Canada; union membership; the most important problem facing the country; the development of a Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline; increase in oil prices; increasing gas shipments to the U.S.; and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 402 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions the possibility of Quebec separation, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effects of smoking, inflation and whether or not to give work to strangers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canadians buying control of U.S. firms; confidence in United States problem solving; controlling price and income; the effects of smoking on health; giving provinces more power; giving Quebec more power; giving work to strangers; inflation caused by not having wage controls; opinions about capital punishment; plans to quit smoking; the preferred anti-inflation policy; smoking in the last week; supporting Quebec separation; unemployment caused by not having wage controls; and U.S. investments in Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included. 403 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the federal governments rights with information, unions, elections, government employees and homosexuals. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: crime; extramarital sex; homosexual relations; ideal number of children in families; metric system; faith healing; family; unions; government influence on Canadians lives; elections; government employees versus private sector employees. Basic demographic variables are also included. 404 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on mostly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the declining Canadian dollar and the issue of striking within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the economic conditions, changes in peace of mind and the influence on religion on every day life. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and political variables. Topics of interest include: the biggest threat to Canada; the causes of the declining Canadian dollar; changes in peace of mind; the degree of difficulty with metric conversions; economic conditions; the effect of the declining Canadian dollar; energy situations in the future; essential workers striking; giving workers the right to strike; improving happiness; improving honesty; improving morals; the influence of religion on life; and the value of services provided. Basic demographic variables are also included. 405 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the upcoming election and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as self-protective laws, unemployment levels and nuclear power stations. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of unemployment benefits; banning public opinion polls before elections; biased news reporting; the big issues in the next election; Canada becoming a Republic; causes of unemployment; common worries; the government guaranteeing jobs; high school emphasis on basic subjects; increasing nuclear generation; job security; making binding arbitration mandatory; the most accurate media new report; opening a nuclear power station in the community; opinions of self-protective laws; predicted unemployment levels; and the right to French or English education. Basic demographic variables are also included. 406 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as airline boycotts; national unity and reasons for inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the airline boycott of certain countries; the approval of compulsory retirement; approval of Ed Broadbent as the N.D.P. leader; the approval of Joe Clark as the leader of the Opposition; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; Bill 101

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on mostly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the declining Canadian dollar and the issue of striking within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the economic conditions, changes in peace of mind and the influence on religion on every day life. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and political variables. Topics of interest include: the biggest threat to Canada; the causes of the declining Canadian dollar; changes in peace of mind; the degree of difficulty with metric conversions; economic conditions; the effect of the declining Canadian dollar; energy situations in the future; essential workers striking; giving workers the right to strike; improving happiness; improving honesty; improving morals; the influence of religion on life; and the value of services provided. Basic demographic variables are also included.

Gallup tracks daily the average dollar amount Americans report spending or charging on a daily basis, not counting the purchase of a home, motor vehicle, or normal household bills. Respondents are asked to reflect on the day prior to being surveyed. Weekly results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 3,500 national adults; Margin of error is +/- $8.

The 麻豆传媒-Sharecare Well-Being Index tracks daily the percentage of Americans who, reflecting on the day before they were surveyed, say they experienced a lot of happiness and enjoyment without a lot of stress and worry versus the percentage who say they experienced daily worry and stress without a lot of happiness and enjoyment. Daily results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 500 national adults; margin of error is ±5 percentage points.

As of January 2025, about 41 percent of Americans approved of the way Joe Biden was handling his job as president. This is a slight increase from the previous month, when the President's approval rating sat at 40.3. Congressional Approval In March 2021, congressional approval reached a 12-year-high, with a 36 percent approval rating. However, congressional approval decreased in the following months. Approval ratings for Congress tend to be quite low, as many Americans have low trust in politicians and institutions in the country. The high approval rating in March 2021 came after Congress passed a COVID-19 relief bill to provide financial assistance to Americans during the pandemic. Handling of the pandemic Biden’s higher approval rating early in his presidency can, in-part, be attributed to how he tackled COVID-19. Taking a more hands-on approach in comparison to his predecessor, Biden supported mandated mask-wearing and expedited vaccines nationwide. About 40 percent of Americans either somewhat or strongly approved of the way the President was handling the virus, while about 45 percent either somewhat disapproved or strongly disapproved of his actions. As the two major parties disagreed on how to tackle the pandemic, existing divisions were further entrenched. A majority of the strong support came from Democrats, while most of the disapproval came from Republicans. Despite the low rating, the president's party performed relatively well at the 2022 midterm elections. While the economic situation in the United States was a large part of pre-election discourse, voters were more motivated by abortion rights and democracy.

Supplementary Material for

Human Wellbeing and Machine Learning

by Ekaterina Oparina (r) Caspar Kaiser (r) Niccolò Gentile; Alexandre Tkatchenko, Andrew E. Clark, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and Conchita D'Ambrosio

This repository contains the list of variables that are used in the Extended Set analysis for the German Socio-Economic Panel, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, and the American Gallup Daily Poll. The variables are grouped into categories, the summary table is reported at the beginning of the document. We use the 2013 Wave of Gallup and SOEP, and Wave 3 of the UKHLS (which covers 2011-2012). Our dataset includes all of the available variables, apart from direct measures of subjective wellbeing (such as domain satisfaction, happiness, or subjective health) or mental health and technical variables (e.g. id numbers). We also exclude variables with more than 50% missing values.

The presented lists include the variables before processing. For the analysis, we convert categorical variables into a set of dummies, one for each category. We then drop all perfectly collinear variables.

In December 2024, 11 percent of survey respondents said that the most important problem facing the United States was the high cost of living and inflation. Another 20percent said that the government and poor leadership was the most serious concern for the nation.

Gallup asked people in more than 140 countries how they were feeling. Find out what they said and how you compare.