standard of living / http://backend.userland.com/rss ºÚÁÏÍø WebTeam Of eight common financial problems that confront people in life, Americans are most concerned about affording a major illness or accident and funding their retirement. /poll/233642/paying-medical-crises-retirement-lead-financial-fears.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/233642/paying-medical-crises-retirement-lead-financial-fears.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 03 May 2018 15:30:00 GMT Americans are more positive about their standard of living this year than they have been for at least the past nine years. /poll/218981/americans-ratings-standard-living-best-decade.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/218981/americans-ratings-standard-living-best-decade.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:00:00 GMT In the U.S., 53% say they feel at least somewhat confident about their financial future. Lower-income earners and those aged 50-64 are most likely to report feeling "very" insecure financially. /poll/193139/slim-majority-confident-financial-future.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/193139/slim-majority-confident-financial-future.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:15:00 GMT Forty-four percent of U.S. adults say they are financially "better off" than they were a year ago, while about one in three say they are "worse off." About one in five say their financial situation is about the same. /poll/188807/americans-generally-upbeat-personal-finances.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/188807/americans-generally-upbeat-personal-finances.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:00:00 GMT Americans' evaluations about their standard of living were more positive in 2015 than in any year since 2008. ºÚÁÏÍø's standard of living index averaged +49 in 2015. /poll/188048/americans-assessments-living-standards-brighter-2015.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/188048/americans-assessments-living-standards-brighter-2015.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 06 Jan 2016 21:00:00 GMT More Americans rated their lives positively enough to be considered "thriving" in life evaluation in 2014 than have since tracking began in 2008. But blacks, Asians and young Americans were no more likely to be "thriving" in 2014 than they were in 2013. /poll/181148/americans-life-outlook-best-seven-years.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/181148/americans-life-outlook-best-seven-years.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:00:00 GMT /video/180458/trend-line-economic-standard-living-indexes-reach-new-highs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /video/180458/trend-line-economic-standard-living-indexes-reach-new-highs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:30:00 GMT