How to Feast Without the Waste

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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Welcome to Front Page, 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. How to Feast Without the Waste

Bar Chart: Ranking what motivates Americans to minimize food waste.

Americans gather with family and friends this week to feast and celebrate Thanksgiving. But one major element of how we eat is what we throw away. In our latest work with MITRE, we track concerns and just how much food waste costs our pocketbooks and the environment. We also delve deeper into what we can do about it on this week's podcast with two of MITRE's thought leaders behind this landmark study.
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2. Wellness at Work

Bar Chart: The effects of the four-day workweek on employee wellbeing.

With more and more workplaces coming to terms with employee wellbeing and its impact on their bottom line, Bentley University and Gallup's Business in Society Study asked American workers whether a series of various actions by their bosses would positively impact their wellbeing, and here's what they said. Coming in first place … limiting the amount of work expected of them outside of the workday.
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3. Legalizing Marijuana Hits a New High

Line Chart: 70% of Americans say marijuana should be legal in 2023.

In our polling from 1969 on whether marijuana should be legal, we find a new numeric high of 70% of Americans who favor legalization. Those more likely in favor are men, younger Americans, liberals and Democrats — but majorities of Republicans (55%), Americans aged 55 and older (64%), and conservatives (52%) agree as well.
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4. But America's Drug Problem Goes On

Line Chart: 52% of Americans say we have lost ground in coping with the illegal drug problem in 2023.

The loosening attitudes on marijuana shouldn't mask the concerns Americans still have about the country's illegal drug problem. The current rate of Americans who say their country has "lost ground" in coping with the problem of illegal drugs hasn't been this high since the mid-1990s.
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5. Religion, Spirituality and Wellbeing

Dot Plot: Civic engagement in religious and non-religious people, globally and by region.

In our latest work with Radiant Foundation, we took a deep dive into our global data to assess whether those who describe themselves as religious or not differ on a host of different personal wellbeing outcomes, including civic engagement. We found that religious people across all regions of the globe had a consistent bonus factor for this dimension.
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Mohamed Younis
Editor-in-Chief
Gallup

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