Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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| Welcome to the Gallup Brief, where we break down Gallup's latest insights on our constantly evolving world! Here are the five insights you shouldn't miss this week: | | 1. Gloomy State of the Union | | | Americans rate many aspects of their nation, from the economy to the role the U.S. plays in world affairs, pretty badly compared with recent years. Overall, the pandemic's squeeze on satisfaction with various aspects of life in the United States is holding its grip in 2022. Americans' satisfaction with their nation's military strength and preparedness has dropped 20 percentage points since 2020. Satisfaction with energy policies has also plummeted as gas prices have continued to climb.
Read Article | | | | 2. A Fruitless Coup | | | When militaries take control, they often do so under the guise of saving a country from irreparable harm. However, since the military coup in Myanmar last February, people's lives there have tanked on almost all fronts. After the coup rocked this troubled nation, people are not just struggling — they want out. The number of people wanting to permanently flee Myanmar has quadrupled as people have felt less safe and less free than before. Their economic outlook offers little reason to stay: A record-high 69% of Myanmar residents now say the economy is getting worse.
Read Article | | | | 3. Improved Race Relations in America; Still Nothing to Boast About | | | Despite a modest improvement in views among people of color, most adults across America remain dissatisfied with the position of Black people and other racial minority groups in society. One in four White adults say they are satisfied with the state of U.S. race relations, while 32% of people of color agree. Majorities of Americans remain dissatisfied with both the state of race relations in general and the position of Black people in U.S. society. Both metrics have seen dramatic declines since the early 2000s. And despite 58% of Republicans saying they are satisfied with the position of Black people in society, 35% express satisfaction with the state of race relations.
Read Article | | | | 4. Afghanistan Suffering at Its worst | | | As the Taliban grabbed the reins in Afghanistan, our interviewers were on the ground asking Afghans how their lives were being affected. In one of the most critically timed datasets we have ever gathered, Afghans' life ratings were so bleak, they set a new global record for "suffering." Check out the feature from partners at The Economist on what Afghans across the nation told Gallup as their country was in the throes of a change in power. Keep reading news.gallup.com for more in-depth analysis of what's going on there.
Read Article | | | | 5. The American Life Conundrum | | | Americans are still living a double life: one they love and one that concerns them. While 85% of U.S. adults say they are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life, only 17% can say the same for how things are going in the nation. The consistently low level of satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. corresponds with Americans' very low approval ratings of national institutions such as Congress and the media — the latter often the messenger for political and economic developments in the country.
Read Article | | | | | | And that's the Gallup Brief, the voice of the world on everything that matters! Mohamed Younis
Editor-in-Chief
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