Worldwide, Good Jobs Linked to Higher Wellbeing

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/146639/Worldwide-Good-Jobs-Linked-Higher-Wellbeing.aspx

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup's global surveys reveal that people with "good jobs," those who are employed full time for an employer, tend to have the highest wellbeing of those in the workforce. They are more likely to be "thriving" than those who are self-employed, employed part time looking for full-time work, or unemployed.



Gallup's global measurement of employment and of wellbeing provides a better understanding of the relationship between the two. Gallup gathers information about each respondent's employment status through a series of employment questions. Their evaluative wellbeing is measured by asking them to rate their lives on a 0-to-10 ladder scale based on the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale. Depending on how respondents rate their current and future lives, they are categorized as "thriving," "struggling," or "suffering."

Worldwide, individuals employed full time for an employer tend to report the highest evaluative wellbeing, with 29% thriving. Those employed part time and those who are unemployed do not fall far behind. Self-employed respondents report the lowest evaluative wellbeing, with 14% thriving.

In advanced economies, the relationship between employment and wellbeing changes somewhat. Individuals employed full time for an employer are still the most likely to be thriving, but those who are unemployed are least likely. The self-employed do better than the unemployed, but their wellbeing lags behind that of their peers working for an employer.

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