Fewer Americans are 'thriving' compared to June 2021 amid inflation and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
June 2020 marked a 41-year high for the percentage of Americans who felt they were thriving at 59.2%, according toA pedestrian holds shopping bags in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.
That percentage dropped to 53.2% in February — the lowest since June 2021 — poll results captured between Feb. 15-23 show.People shop for groceries at a supermarket in Glendale, California January 12, 2022.Prior to the high in June 2021, there was a nearly 10-year high percentage of Americans thriving in 2017.Between October 2020 and June 2021, self-identified Democrats who described themselves as thriving increased from 42.4% to 58.1%. Thriving independents increased from 48.7% to 55.
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Washington. The percentage of Americans feeling daily stress and worry is "in line with pandemic levels" of 2020, according to Gallup, with 47% of respondents feeling daily stress and 40% feeling worry.
COVID-19, 40-year high inflation and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have contributed to the decrease in thriving Americans, the poll notes.
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