Index Archive

Portion of Republicans who say that it would be a good idea to let Trump be a dictator for the first day of a second term

: 3/4

Portion of Americans who say they would not vote for a presidential candidate who has been charged with a felony

: 2/3

Percentage change since 2020 in the portion of Americans who say they would vote for a Muslim presidential candidate

: +8

Percentage change in the portion who say they would vote for a Jewish presidential candidate

: –5

Percentage of Americans who say that the United States should spend more money on assistance for poor people

: 72

Percentage who say so when this assistance is called “welfare”

: 29

Factor by which low-income Americans are more likely than others to identify as vegetarian

: 2

Percentage decrease in the number of Americans who identify as vegetarian since 2018

: 20

Percentage of Americans who believe they will be harmed personally by climate change

: 45

Portion of the global population that lives in places where air quality does not meet World Health Organization standards

: 9/10

Percentage of Americans who said in January 2020 that they were very satisfied with their lives

: 65

Who say so now

: 47

Percentage change in the total net worth of white Americans since 2019

: +26

In the total net worth of black Americans

: –4

In the total net worth of American adults under 40

: +76

Percentage of millennial Americans who believe they have “money dysmorphia,” or unfounded feelings of financial insecurity

: 41

Percentage of U.S. teens who have investment accounts

: 23

Minimum number of layoffs in the U.S. media sector since January 2023

: 26,102

Number of the 100 largest American law firms that say they use generative AI in their work

: 41

Portion of U.S. human-resources officers who expect AI to replace jobs at their company within the next three years

: 7/10

Percentage by which employees who work in person are more likely to be promoted than those who work exclusively remotely

: 45

Percentage by which workers who primarily sit at work are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those who do not

: 34

Percentage by which lesbian and gay American adults are more likely to smoke than their straight counterparts

: 27

By which bisexual American adults are more likely to smoke

: 66

Percentage of Americans who say that lesbian and gay “relations” are morally acceptable

: 64

Percentage change since 2022 in the portion of Americans who say so

: –10

Percentage change since 2022 in those who say that married men and women having affairs is morally acceptable

: +33

Portion of LGBT Americans raised Christian who have left the faith

: 2/3

Portion of transgender Americans who have been homeless at some point

: 3/10

Who are currently unemployed

: 1/5

Percentage of transgender Americans who have had gender-affirming surgery who report an increase in life satisfaction

: 97

Percentage of Americans who say they typically know the cost of a health-care service or product before receiving it

: 17

Percentage by which syphilis cases have increased in the United States since 2018

: 80

Percentage by which the rate of premature births has increased in the United States since 2014

: 12

Percentage increase since October 2023 in miscarriages reported in Gaza

: 300

Estimated percentage of children in Gaza under the age of five who have an infectious disease

: 93

Percentage decrease in the United Nations’ requested annual budget for humanitarian aid in the past year

: 11

Portion of U.S. veterans who say they feel awkward or uncomfortable when they are thanked for their service

: 1/2

Portion of U.S. veterans under 30 who say so

: 7/10

Harper’s Index

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