The statistic shows the optimism of U.S. residents with regards to the improvement of their area as a place to live. Data was collected as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which tracks wellbeing in the U.S. and selected countries. In 2011, 73.4 percent of residents from Lubbock, Texas, stated that their area is becoming a better place to live.
Do you think that your city or area is improving as a place to live?
The source does not provide original wording of the question, the wording selected here may differ somewhat. This statistic only displays those respondents who answered in the affirmative.
According to the source, 353,492 people in all fifty states and Washington D.C, encompassing 190 metropolitan areas, were surveyed. This statistic however, displays only the first ten areas. The exact number of respondents for these areas was not provided.
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Gallup. (March 13, 2012). Do you think that your city or area is improving as a place to live? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226886/optimism-of-us-residents-with-regards-to-area-improvement/
Gallup. "Do you think that your city or area is improving as a place to live? ." Chart. March 13, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226886/optimism-of-us-residents-with-regards-to-area-improvement/
Gallup. (2012). Do you think that your city or area is improving as a place to live? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226886/optimism-of-us-residents-with-regards-to-area-improvement/
Gallup. "Do You Think That Your City or Area Is Improving as a Place to Live? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226886/optimism-of-us-residents-with-regards-to-area-improvement/
Gallup, Do you think that your city or area is improving as a place to live? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226886/optimism-of-us-residents-with-regards-to-area-improvement/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Do you think that your city or area is improving as a place to live? [Graph], Gallup, March 13, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226886/optimism-of-us-residents-with-regards-to-area-improvement/
