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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Overall well-being among U.S. adults has declined substantially this year. The 麻豆传媒AV-Sharecare Well-Being Index score so far in 2017 is 61.5, down 0.6 points from 62.1 in 2016 and on par with the lower level recorded in 2014. This decline is both statistically significant and meaningfully large.

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2017 vs. 2016
All adults	61.6	61.7	62.1	61.5	-0.6
2017 YTD data collection: Jan. 2-Sept. 30, 2017
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These data are drawn from more than 135,000 interviews with U.S. adults across all 50 states from Jan. 2-Sept. 30, 2017, and more than 176,000 interviews each year in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The is calculated on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest possible well-being and 100 represents the highest possible well-being. The Well-Being Index consists of metrics drawn from each of the five essential elements of well-being:

• Purpose: liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals
• Social: having supportive relationships and love in your life
• Financial: managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security
• Community: liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community
• Physical: having good health and enough energy to get things done daily

Democrats' Well-Being Drops Sharply; Republicans' Unchanged

Democrats have suffered a significant decline in overall well-being so far in 2017 compared with 2016. The 0.9-point drop in Democrats' Well-Being Index score is at least triple the decline seen among Republicans and independents. Independents had a statistically significant decline of 0.3 points, while Republicans' well-being is statistically unchanged. The decline among Democrats comes after a notable improvement in 2016, and their well-being is now below 2014 levels.

	2014	2015	2016	2017	Change since 2016
Democrat	61.4	61.5	62.0	61.1	-0.9
Independent	60.6	60.4	60.6	60.3	-0.3
Republican	63.9	64.1	64.1	63.9	-0.2
2017 YTD data collection: Jan. 2-Sept. 30, 2017
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Women, Blacks, Hispanics, Low-Income See Large Drops

The overall decline in well-being is concentrated among demographic groups that tend to align with the Democratic Party. Women have had a substantial 1.1-point drop in their Well-Being Index score, while the score for men is unchanged. Across the four major racial and ethnic groups, well-being has dropped the most among blacks and Hispanics, although it has also come down to a lesser degree among whites and Asians. Americans living in lower-income households saw a significant drop in well-being, while their higher-income counterparts saw a smaller decrease, no change or a slight increase.

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2017 vs. 2016
Gender
Male	60.9	61.1	61.4	61.4	0
Female	62.4	62.4	62.8	61.7	-1.1
Race/Ethnicity
White	61.7	61.8	62.2	61.9	-0.3
Black	59.4	59.5	59.8	58.5	-1.3
Asian	64.4	63.8	64.6	64.0	-0.6
Hispanic	62.9	62.9	63.3	62.3	-1.0
Annual income
Less than $24,000	56.6	56.3	56.4	54.2	-2.2
$24,000-<$48,000	60.0	59.7	59.7	58.8	-0.9
$48,000-<$90,000	62.8	62.6	62.5	62.5	0
$90,000-<$120,000	64.3	64.0	64.4	64.4	0
$120,000+	65.7	66.2	66.4	66.7	+0.3
2017 YTD data collection: Jan. 2-Sept. 30, 2017
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Emotional Health, Social and Purpose Well-Being All Worsen

The overall decline in well-being in 2017 is driven by dips in emotional health, social well-being and purpose well-being.

In terms of emotional health, the percentage of adults who report experiencing significant worry on any given day is up, as is the percentage who report having little interest or pleasure in doing things at least some of the time.

Social well-being shows similar declines. Fewer Americans agree that their friends and family provide them with positive energy every day and that someone in their life always encourages them to be healthy, while more disagree with the statement.

Purpose well-being indicators have also receded. Fewer agree and more disagree that there is a leader in their life who makes them enthusiastic about the future and that they like what they do each day.

All of these metrics were highly stable from 2014 through 2016, and in each case the negative movement so far in 2017 is highly statistically significant.

	2014	2015	2016	2017	Change since 2016
Significant daily worry
% Yes	30.0	29.9	29.5	32.1	+2.6
Little interest or pleasure in doing things
% At least some days each week	35.7	34.7	33.8	41.1	+7.3
Friends and family give positive energy daily
% 4+5 (Agree)	76.2	76.0	76.6	74.6	-2.0
% 1+2 (Disagree)	9.0	9.2	8.9	10.2	+1.3
Someone in life encourages good health
% 4+5 (Agree)	75.5	75.1	75.6	73.5	-2.1
% 1+2 (Disagree)	11.0	11.1	10.9	12.9	+2.0
Leader in life creates enthusiasm for future
% 4+5 (Agree)	60.5	60.8	61.3	59.5	-1.8
% 1+2 (Disagree)	21.5	21.3	20.8	23.0	+2.2
Like what you do each day
% 4+5 (Agree)	76.1	76.2	77.3	74.5	-2.8
% 1+2 (Disagree)	9.0	8.9	8.4	9.6	+1.2
2017 YTD data collection: Jan. 2-Sept. 30, 2017
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The remaining three elements, financial, physical and community well-being, have had much smaller changes thus far in 2017. Community well-being is unchanged, while financial and physical well-being are both down slightly.

Implications

After rising in 2016, the 麻豆传媒AV-Sharecare Well-Being Index score has reversed course this year. This drop comes even as key economic metrics closely related to well-being have improved, including unemployment, perceptions of standard of living, confidence in the economy and optimism about spending.

Other signs of worsening well-being in the U.S. include an uptick in the uninsured rate for three quarters in a row and reports of elevated daily worry, particularly among Spanish-speaking Hispanics.

This drop in well-being is important for leaders to monitor and address because research shows the Well-Being Index predicts .

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