Index Archive

Portion of journalists who say that journalism is bad for their emotional well-being

: 1/3

Who describe the industry in negative terms

: 3/4

Percentage by which journalists are more likely than the general public to think misinformation is a big problem

: 21

Percentage of journalists who believe they should not let personal views affect their work

: 82

Factor by which Americans over 65 are more likely than those under 30 to worry about the future of democracy

: 2

Percentage by which men are more likely than women not to care about the January 6 investigation

: 19

Percentage by which women are more likely than men to develop long COVID

: 22

Percentage by which Americans drink alcohol less often than the average person worldwide

: 18

By which they get drunk more often

: 58

Minimum percentage of North American psychologists who have a lifetime history of mental health difficulties

: 80

Portion of Americans who live within an hour’s drive of all or most of their extended family

: 3/10

Who do not live within an hour’s drive of any extended family members

: 1/5

Minimum amount of wealth created by the housing market during the pandemic

: $6,000,000,000,000

Portion of American homebuyers who report having cried at least once while purchasing a home

: 1/2

Who say the process was as stressful as a root canal

: 1/5

Who say it was as stressful as becoming a parent

: 1/4

Percentage by which Republicans are more likely than Democrats to use condoms

: 14

By which Democrats are more likely than Republicans to have an IUD

: 400

Portion of sexually active American men who would consider using hormonal contraception

: 1/3

Percentage of Republicans younger than 50 who think feminism has done more harm than good

: 57

Of Democrats younger than 50 who think so

: 36

Percentage of Democrat-voting college students who would not go on a date with a Trump voter

: 71

Of Trump-voting college students who would not go on a date with a Democrat

: 31

Average amount Americans estimate they would receive if their partner won a million dollars in the lottery

: $291,689

Percentage of Americans who say they would keep their winning the lottery a secret

: 83

Who say they would be afraid of squandering their winnings

: 42

Who say they would invest them in cryptocurrency

: 19

Chance that a finance worker making more than $500,000 per year has knowledge of corporate malfeasance

: 1 in 3

Average amount of a New York City banker’s 2021 bonus

: $257,500

Percentage increase this represents from 2020

: 20

Portion of Americans making more than $250,000 per year who are living paycheck to paycheck

: 1/3

Percentage increase in the number of freelancers performing skilled labor between 2019 and 2021

: 8

Portion of full-time skilled freelancers who say they would prefer a traditional full-time job

: 1/4

Portion of U.S. workers who are bound by noncompete agreements

: 1/5

Percentage increase since 2019 in the average hourly rate for a babysitter

: 26

Percentage increase this year in the average rate for a lawn-mowing service

: 22

Portion of U.S. pools that will be closed at some point this summer due to lifeguard shortages

: 1/3

Portion of young Japanese workers who say their office employs a middle-aged man who doesn’t do any work

: 1/2

Portion of those workers who predict that they will one day become that man

: 3/10

Harper’s Index

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