Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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| Here are Gallup's top five stories on your world this week: | | 1. Running on Empty? | | | Nearly half of Americans say that recent price increases are causing their family some degree of financial hardship. One in 10 adults describe inflation as causing "severe" hardship that is affecting their current standard of living. Among lower-income households, that number jumps to 28%, an alarming statistic prior to the peak of holiday shopping and the onset of winter across the U.S.
Read Article | | | | 2. Biden's Approval on COVID-19 Languishes | | | Starting the year with a 67% approval rating for his handling of the pandemic, President Joe Biden now sits at 49% approval on tackling COVID-19, with equal disapproval. His job ratings on the economy, foreign affairs and immigration are net negative.
Read Article | | | | 3. Anyone Coming in? | | | Going into work has taken on a new meaning in this post-pandemic reality. Half of Americans tell us they can do their job just fine from home, but employers may not agree. What does the future of in-office work look like?
Read Article | | | | 4. Leaving Lebanon | | | What if more than half of people in a country wanted to permanently leave? That is exactly what we've found in crisis-hit Lebanon, where 63% of adults say they would migrate permanently if they could. The vast majority of adults (85%) say they are finding it difficult to get by on their current income. A record-high 53% of adults in Lebanon say there were times in the past year when they could not afford the food their family needed.
Read Article | | | | 5. Online Shopping Finally Breaks the Digital Divide | | | After a slow start in the late '90s, online Christmas shopping in America has achieved an important milestone. For the first time, over half of Americans tell Gallup they are "very likely" to do their Christmas shopping online.
Read Article | | | | As always, Lead and Thrive, Mohamed Younis
Editor-in-Chief
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