Wellbeing Index
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Daily loneliness among U.S. adults has edged up to 20%, its highest level in two years, but remains down from the pandemic high of 25% measured as recently as March 2021.
Because of better wellbeing, residents of the Beach Cities in Southern California have much lower per-person healthcare expenditures than do Americans overall.
An estimated 15 million U.S. adults have used injectable Type 2 diabetes drugs for weight loss. Reported effectiveness is lower among older adults.
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.
In 2023, 52.1% of U.S. adults rated their lives well enough to be considered "thriving," three points below the norms set in 2015-2019 and 2021.
Post pandemic, U.S. obesity and diabetes rates have reached record highs amid significant declines in healthy eating and other health habits.
U.S. working adults with poor wellbeing are nearly twice as likely as those with holistic wellbeing to gain a new chronic condition within three years.
In the U.S., a new high of 29.0% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime, and 17.8% currently have or are being treated for it.
Seventeen percent of U.S. adults report that they felt significant loneliness the previous full day, down from three different highs of 25% in 2020 and early 2021.
An estimated 5.6% of U.S. adults rate their lives poorly enough to be categorized as "suffering," the highest level in 14 years of measurement.
The overall life ratings of Black Americans have eroded since 2016, but negative emotional experiences are unchanged in recent years.
Only 7% of U.S. workers are fully optimized. Connecting engagement and wellbeing with strengths can help more people reach their full potential.