Americans Are More Unhappy Than <br />They've Been in 50 Years, Poll Finds The survey of just under 2,300 people was conducted <br />last month by NORC at the University of Chicago. Most of the survey was completed<br />before protests began across the <br />country over the death of George Floyd. Only 14 percent of survey respondents claimed <br />to be 'very happy.' Back in 2018, 31 percent of <br />Americans said they were considerably happy. Fifty percent add they feel isolated, <br />a rise from 23 percent in 2018. Feelings of loneliness are up <br />since 2018, but not as high as <br />NORC's Louise Hawkley expected. Louise Hawkley, via <br />'USA Today' Poll results also found that <br />parents are less optimistic <br />about their children's future. 42 percent believe the <br />standard of living for their kids <br />will improve once they grow up. That is a decrease from <br />2018's 57 percent. Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor at the <br />University of California-Riverside, thinks Americans <br />will be able to find happiness again. Sonja Lyubomirsky, <br />via 'USA Today'
