Me · Everyday Life
How am I doing?
Seven questions people actually ask — answered with decades of federal data, measured the same way for every president, Republican and Democrat.
No spin, and no party colors on the numbers. Pick a question to see the breakdown.
1Can I afford to survive?Wages vs. costs — housing, healthcare, groceries, gas, education. The affordability crisis, by the numbers.2Can I find work, and is it worth it?IN PROGRESSJobs, unemployment, and job quality — full-time vs. gig, and whether work actually pays enough to live on.3Do I have what I need to get ahead?IN PROGRESSEducation access, training, infrastructure, and whether the ladder up still has rungs on it.4Am I healthy enough to keep going?IN PROGRESSCoverage, costs, and outcomes — by income and race. Plus the mental-health picture.5Can I be who I am without being punished?IN PROGRESSCivil liberties, voting access, religious freedom, and discrimination protections — by race, gender, LGBTQ+, religion, and immigration status.6Will my kids do better than I did?IN PROGRESSIntergenerational mobility, student debt, housing for young families — the American Dream, measured.7Is the world stable enough for any of this to matter?Political polarization, institutional trust, and how Americans judged the people making the decisions.