jim harter slides: new metrics for a new era

Gallup’s World Measurement

Global Wellbeing

Objective Subjective

Evaluative ExperiencedGDP

Health

Employment

Literacy

Poverty

How one rates one’s life

What one experiences in daily life

Different Types of Wellbeing

Basic Needs

Good Jobs

Good Place to Live

Physical Social/Psychological

• Daily interviewing

• Completed 3,933 interviews from 2nd Jan. to 31st March

• Landline and mobile

• Sampling error (including design effect) for three months of data for any given item is about +/-1.8% nationally

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®

UK Study: Quarter 1

Life Evaluation Ranking one’s life today and in the future

Emotional HealthDaily feelings; clinical depression

Physical HealthChronic conditions, obesity, physical pain, cold/flu

Healthy Behaviour Smoking, healthy eating, exercise

Work Environment Using strengths, supervisor relationships

Basic Access Healthcare, community satisfaction, money for basics

Well-Being IndexComposite Score

(Average of six sub-indexes)

A Comprehensive Approach to Measuring Wellbeing

Key Findings

• Less than half are thriving.

• Work environment is a weakness.

• Forty-six percent say their community is getting better as a place to live.

• Britons of different incomes have similar access to medical care and clean, safe water, but different perceptions of their communities and safety.

• One in four are classified as obese. 6

Differences Between the U.K. and U.S.

U.K. U.S.

Well-Being Index: Composite 64.3 66.4

Life Evaluation Index 44.6 50.6

Emotional Health Index 79.1 79.1

Physical Health Index 77.6 76.2

Healthy Behaviour Index 64.9 63.2

Work Environment Index 34.7 46.9

Basic Access Index 85.2 82.3

Life Evaluation: “Thriving”, “Struggling”, “Suffering”

Thriving

Suffering 4/44/4

7/87/8

StrugglingStruggling

Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale:

“Please imagine a ladder. . . . On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time? On which step do you think you will stand about five years from now?”

Six domains:

1. Life Evaluation

2. Emotional Health

3. Physical Health

4. Healthy Behaviour

5. Work Environment

6. Basic Access

Less Than Half of Britons Are Thriving

Good Work Environment = More Likely to Be Thriving

In America, 56% say the city they live in is “getting better” compared with 46% of Britons.

Community Getting Better = More Likely to Be Thriving

Percent Thriving

Higher Income = More Likely to Be Thriving

Monthly Household Income

Beyond Life Evaluation:

Income and Positive Experiences

Beyond Life Evaluation:

Income and Negative Experiences

Children in the Household = More Likely to Be Thriving

Children in the Household = Mixed Daily Experiences

PHYSICAL HEALTH

Disease Burden Increases With Age

Disease Burden by Age

One in Four Are Obese

Obese Report More Physical Pain

Physical Pain and Obesity

HEALTHY BEHAVIOUR

Women Eat Healthier, Smoke Less

Men Women

Percentage who eat recommended amount of fruits/veggies

59% 72%

Percentage who exercise 50% 49%

Percentage who smoke 29% 24%

Healthy Behaviour by Gender

Exercise Similar Across Income Levels;Smoking and Diet Better at Higher Incomes

Exercise Similar Across Age Groups;Diet and Smoking Better Among Older

Emotional Health Better for Those Who Exercise

Exercise No Exercise Difference

Learn/Interest 62% 47% +15

Happiness 89% 80% +9

Energy 89% 78% +11

Enjoyment 85% 77% +8

Stress 27% 34% -7

Worry 24% 30% -6

Exercise and Emotional Health

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work EnvironmentDoes your supervisor treat you more like he/she is your boss or your partner?

Boss = Stress, Anger and Worry

Partner = Respect, Enjoyment, Learning/Interest

Work Environment and Positive Emotions

Partner = Fewer Unhealthy Days

Partner = Less Likely Diagnosed With Depression

BASIC ACCESS

Where Income Matters Less

Percentage by Income

Where Income Matters More

Percentage by Income

Unsafe Area = More Worry

Unsafe Place to Exercise = More Worry

33% Obesity

Summary

• Measurement of wellbeing must be multifaceted.– Different measures yield different meanings and are likely to

stimulate different actions.

• Elements of wellbeing are interdependent.

• Large samples and a consistent, comprehensive measurement framework are critical to understanding the compounding effects across different life situations.

Summary: Areas of Strength and Opportunity

• Workplace is a key area of opportunity.

– Intersects with many other wellbeing elements

• Basic access to medical care and consumption of fruit and vegetables are strengths.

• However, there is substantial disease burden and obesity.

• An economic divide exists on community progress and safety.

• Continuous tracking will monitor positive and negative shifts.

jim harter slides: new metrics for a new era

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