Index Archive

Chance that an item purchased by an American during the 2022 holiday season was returned

: 1 in 5

Portion of American men who say they binge drink on New Year’s Eve

: 1/2

Percentage change over the past decade in the number of Americans making New Year’s resolutions to lose weight

: −54

Percentage of Americans who have used Ozempic to lose weight

: 15

Who say they know someone who has

: 47

Percentage of doctors who have used Ozempic to lose weight

: 14

Percentage increase since 2000 in the average U.S. family health insurance premium

: 272

Percentage increase over the past year in the number of U.S. home foreclosures

: 22

Minimum number of Americans who live out of their cars

: 50,000

Portion of employees who say their employer has recently asked workers to take on additional responsibilities

: 3/5

Percentage decrease over the past year in the number of Americans quitting their jobs

: 14

In the number of job postings

: 6

Percentage increase over the past year in the number of U.S. students starting accounts on LinkedIn

: 73

Percentage by which Gen Z-ers are making more connections on LinkedIn than millennials

: 29

Than baby boomers

: 144

Percentage increase since 2018 in use of the phrase “generational opportunity” on corporate earnings calls

: 3,800

Percentage change in the value of a U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF in the month after Hamas’s attack on Israel

: +9

Percentage of Americans five days after the attack who said it was important that we cooperate closely with Israel

: 65

That we protect Palestinians

: 15

Portion of Americans who think the term “moderate” describes their political views well

: 1/5

Percentage by which more Democrats than Republicans think this

: 39

Percentage of U.S. voters who think Joe Biden is too old to effectively serve another four-year term

: 68

Who think Donald Trump is too old to effectively serve another four-year term

: 34

Percentage of Republicans who support instituting a maximum age limit for presidential candidates

: 57

Of Democrats who do

: 60

Portion of Americans who believe that climate scientists are influenced by their personal political views

: 3/5

Percentage of Democrats who believe this

: 43

Of Republicans

: 86

Percentage of Americans who say climate scientists understand the causes of climate change “very well”

: 14

Percentage of Ukrainians who expect to join NATO in the next decade

: 69

Who expect to join the European Union in the next decade

: 73

Percentage decrease over the past year in the number of Ukrainians who approve of U.S. leadership

: 20

Portion of Americans who believe they are smarter than the average person

: 2/3

Percentage of U.S. adults who are at least somewhat pessimistic about the country’s education system

: 59

About the country’s moral and ethical standards

: 63

Minimum estimated number of U.S. children in foster care

: 391,000

Average age of a child in foster care

: 8

Percentage by which more U.S. households have a dog than a child

: 12.5

Percentage of Americans who are hoping to inherit money

: 58

Who are hoping to inherit a pet

: 59

Harper’s Index

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