The Week in Charts

Welcome to The Week in Charts, 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. Millennial Workers: Burned Out

Bar Chart: Comparing employee engagement between different generations of American workers.

With so much change in how and where we work and historic macroeconomic strains on the employment market, millennial workers in the U.S. are experiencing the highest burnout rate of any working generation.
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2. Legalizing Marijuana

Line Chart: 68% of Americans say marijuana use should be legal in 2022.

For decades, we've asked Americans about their views on legalizing marijuana. What was once a minority view has become majority-level support across the country. Our data from the past five years show a consistent trend of over six in 10 Americans wanting to see the use of the plant legalized.
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3. Indonesia's Popular Leader

Line Chart: 75% of Indonesians approve of the job performance of President Joko Widodo in 2022.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo hosted G-20 last week. Despite the massive attention most of his guests command wherever they go, the host is much more popular with his constituents than most of his big-name guests are with theirs. While Indonesia certainly has its share of challenges, Widodo is on solid ground with his public.

4. Will Tomorrow's News Be Free?

Bar Chart: 56% of Americans say they would not pay for access to news in the future.

With trust in news organizations as low as ever, and as we are confronted with an endless tsunami of digital content, will the future be one of free news? Over half of Americans say they don't plan on paying to access news in the future, an ominous sign for an industry in need of revenue for survival.
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5. Press Freedom in Eastern Europe

Line Chart: Comparison of perceptions of media freedom in Romania, Hungary and Slovenia.

Speaking of news, as the war in Ukraine takes a decisive turn and talks of negotiations to end the fighting percolate, the story being told throughout Europe depends, to some extent, on how free the media environment is. When we asked Romanians, Slovenians and Hungarians whether the media in their country have a lot of freedom, the numbers in Hungary really stood out for how low they are. As the fighting slows down in Ukraine, the information wars across Central and Eastern Europe to predict how and when the crisis might end will only likely increase.

And that's The Week in Charts!

Mohamed Younis
Editor-in-Chief
Gallup

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