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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 --- 80 days ago http://www.healthpopuli.com/2008/04/is-health-index-misery-index.html
| It's a 50/50 America again. This time, half of us are thriving, and half of us are struggling. News of that Great American Chasm is brought to you by the Gallup- Healthways Wellbeing Index . I wrote about The Gallup- Healthways Wellbeing Index in March here when the project was first announced. The profile of the collective American mind-body-spirit was unveiled yesterday based on the poll's first 100,000 interviews. It's not a pretty picture. According to the survey's definition, people who are thriving: having basic needs met (food, clothing, shelter) earn higher incomes have lower burdens of disease report fewer sick days enjoy better working environments. More of those who thrive are now struggling. The proportion of Americans thriving was 60% in 2006; t his year, it is down to 49%. Those people who are struggling are growing in numbers, from 37% of the population two years ago, to nearly half (47%) in 2008. The health impacts of misery are profound. The survey results support the fact that misery underpins a cycle of chronic disease. The data illustrates this reality: Nearly two-thirds are obese or overweight (25 percent obese, 40 percent overweight) Two-thirds report one or more chronic diseases or recurring conditions More than 20 percent report they are not able to perform their usual activities on one or more days last month due to illness; this ... |
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