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Overall well-being — OHM‑01 1

OHM-01 measures overall well-being assessed via a question on life satisfaction and can help researchers and policymakers understand how individuals view their own lives and well-being. This information can inform strategies to increase the health and resilience of communities across the United States.

To learn how data for OHM-01 were collected, check out the "Assessing Overall Well-Being" fact sheet.

Most Recent Data:
96.0 percent (2024) *

National Baseline:
95.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over were satisfied or very satisfied with life in 2021 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life, 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
95.2
CI 94.9 / 95.5
SE 0.156
95.9
CI 95.6 / 96.2
SE 0.153
95.8
CI 95.5 / 96.1
SE 0.156
96.0
CI 95.7 / 96.3
SE 0.145

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Sex, 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
94.9
CI 94.5 / 95.3
SE 0.233
95.8
CI 95.3 / 96.2
SE 0.228
95.6
CI 95.1 / 95.9
SE 0.224
95.8
CI 95.4 / 96.2
SE 0.217
Female
95.5
CI 95.1 / 95.9
SE 0.209
96.1
CI 95.7 / 96.4
SE 0.197
96.1
CI 95.7 / 96.4
SE 0.203
96.2
CI 95.9 / 96.6
SE 0.191

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2024 * ◊  1
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only2
94.5
CI 90.7 / 97.1
SE 1.217
95.0
CI 91.3 / 97.5
SE 1.500
94.6
CI 89.6 / 97.6
SE 1.882
91.4
CI 86.5 / 94.9
SE 1.997
Asian only
96.8
CI 95.7 / 97.8
SE 0.521
97.9
CI 96.9 / 98.7
SE 0.424
97.9
CI 97.0 / 98.6
SE 0.367
97.2
CI 96.1 / 98.0
SE 0.469
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only2
93.02
CI 80.7 / 98.6
SE 3.770
95.72
CI 88.8 / 99.0
SE 2.164
90.4
CI 77.1 / 97.4
SE 5.222
98.4
CI 93.8 / 99.9
SE 0.939
Black or African American only
93.9
CI 92.9 / 94.8
SE 0.494
95.2
CI 94.3 / 96.1
SE 0.473
93.8
CI 92.7 / 94.8
SE 0.542
95.0
CI 94.1 / 95.9
SE 0.470
White only
95.3
CI 95.0 / 95.6
SE 0.174
95.9
CI 95.6 / 96.3
SE 0.180
96.0
CI 95.6 / 96.3
SE 0.178
96.1
CI 95.8 / 96.4
SE 0.170
2 or more races
92.2
CI 89.2 / 94.5
SE 1.325
92.8
CI 89.4 / 95.4
SE 1.492
93.4
CI 90.6 / 95.6
SE 1.236
92.0
CI 89.3 / 94.1
SE 1.200
Hispanic or Latino
95.9
CI 95.1 / 96.6
SE 0.362
96.6
CI 95.9 / 97.3
SE 0.342
96.5
CI 95.8 / 97.1
SE 0.322
96.6
CI 96.0 / 97.2
SE 0.302
Not Hispanic or Latino
95.1
CI 94.7 / 95.4
SE 0.176
95.7
CI 95.4 / 96.0
SE 0.177
95.6
CI 95.3 / 95.9
SE 0.179
95.9
CI 95.6 / 96.1
SE 0.165
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino2
93.8
CI 89.1 / 96.8
SE 1.439
94.32
CI 89.1 / 97.5
SE 2.093
92.5
CI 84.3 / 97.3
SE 3.113
90.5
CI 85.2 / 94.4
SE 2.253
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
96.8
CI 95.6 / 97.8
SE 0.526
98.0
CI 96.9 / 98.7
SE 0.426
97.9
CI 97.0 / 98.6
SE 0.371
97.2
CI 96.1 / 98.0
SE 0.473
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino2
96.22
CI 89.2 / 99.2
SE 1.856
95.52
CI 87.9 / 98.9
SE 2.319
91.6
CI 78.0 / 98.1
SE 5.097
99.4
CI 95.0 / 100.0
SE 0.562
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
94.0
CI 92.9 / 94.9
SE 0.511
95.3
CI 94.3 / 96.1
SE 0.488
93.7
CI 92.6 / 94.7
SE 0.559
95.1
CI 94.1 / 95.9
SE 0.479
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
95.2
CI 94.8 / 95.5
SE 0.193
95.7
CI 95.3 / 96.0
SE 0.203
95.8
CI 95.5 / 96.1
SE 0.201
96.1
CI 95.7 / 96.4
SE 0.190
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
92.7
CI 89.4 / 95.1
SE 1.399
92.2
CI 88.5 / 95.0
SE 1.662
92.6
CI 89.2 / 95.3
SE 1.502
91.4
CI 88.4 / 93.8
SE 1.347

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Age group, 2021-2024 † ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
18-44 years
95.6
CI 95.2 / 96.1
SE 0.235
96.4
CI 95.9 / 96.8
SE 0.229
95.9
CI 95.4 / 96.4
SE 0.245
96.5
CI 96.1 / 96.9
SE 0.208
18-24 years
95.7
CI 94.5 / 96.7
SE 0.540
95.9
CI 94.7 / 96.9
SE 0.546
95.7
CI 94.4 / 96.7
SE 0.559
96.5
CI 95.4 / 97.4
SE 0.490
25-44 years
95.6
CI 95.1 / 96.1
SE 0.254
96.6
CI 96.1 / 97.0
SE 0.236
96.0
CI 95.4 / 96.5
SE 0.261
96.5
CI 96.1 / 97.0
SE 0.226
45-64 years
94.5
CI 94.0 / 95.0
SE 0.262
95.6
CI 95.0 / 96.0
SE 0.245
95.9
CI 95.4 / 96.3
SE 0.237
95.5
CI 95.0 / 96.0
SE 0.254
45-54 years
94.7
CI 93.9 / 95.4
SE 0.379
95.7
CI 95.0 / 96.4
SE 0.365
96.4
CI 95.7 / 97.0
SE 0.326
95.7
CI 94.9 / 96.4
SE 0.371
55-64 years
94.3
CI 93.6 / 95.0
SE 0.356
95.4
CI 94.7 / 96.0
SE 0.323
95.4
CI 94.7 / 96.1
SE 0.334
95.3
CI 94.6 / 95.9
SE 0.343
65 years and over
95.2
CI 94.7 / 95.7
SE 0.262
95.1
CI 94.5 / 95.6
SE 0.267
95.3
CI 94.8 / 95.7
SE 0.244
95.4
CI 94.9 / 95.8
SE 0.245
65-74 years
95.5
CI 94.7 / 96.1
SE 0.335
95.5
CI 94.8 / 96.2
SE 0.341
95.8
CI 95.2 / 96.4
SE 0.287
95.8
CI 95.1 / 96.3
SE 0.311
75-84 years
95.4
CI 94.5 / 96.3
SE 0.430
94.6
CI 93.6 / 95.6
SE 0.502
95.1
CI 94.1 / 95.9
SE 0.466
95.3
CI 94.4 / 96.1
SE 0.418
85 years and over
92.9
CI 90.7 / 94.7
SE 0.970
93.7
CI 91.6 / 95.4
SE 0.941
92.6
CI 90.2 / 94.5
SE 1.049
93.6
CI 91.4 / 95.4
SE 0.979

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
92.4
CI 91.0 / 93.7
SE 0.803
93.7
CI 92.6 / 94.8
SE 0.635
94.3
CI 93.2 / 95.3
SE 0.639
94.1
CI 92.9 / 95.1
SE 0.604
High school
94.2
CI 93.6 / 94.9
SE 0.358
95.5
CI 94.9 / 96.0
SE 0.326
95.1
CI 94.5 / 95.7
SE 0.324
95.0
CI 94.4 / 95.6
SE 0.346
Some college or Associate degree
94.2
CI 93.6 / 94.8
SE 0.326
95.0
CI 94.4 / 95.6
SE 0.318
94.6
CI 94.0 / 95.2
SE 0.340
95.6
CI 95.1 / 96.1
SE 0.290
4-year college degree or more
97.0
CI 96.7 / 97.4
SE 0.180
97.5
CI 97.2 / 97.8
SE 0.170
97.8
CI 97.4 / 98.1
SE 0.167
97.4
CI 97.0 / 97.7
SE 0.172

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
<100
89.6
CI 88.2 / 90.9
SE 0.710
92.0
CI 90.7 / 93.2
SE 0.646
91.6
CI 90.4 / 92.8
SE 0.650
90.7
CI 89.3 / 91.9
SE 0.680
100-199
93.1
CI 92.3 / 93.9
SE 0.436
93.3
CI 92.4 / 94.1
SE 0.467
93.5
CI 92.7 / 94.3
SE 0.437
94.2
CI 93.4 / 95.0
SE 0.431
200-399
95.2
CI 94.7 / 95.8
SE 0.300
95.9
CI 95.3 / 96.4
SE 0.301
95.9
CI 95.3 / 96.4
SE 0.311
96.2
CI 95.7 / 96.7
SE 0.266
400+
97.2
CI 96.9 / 97.6
SE 0.178
97.7
CI 97.4 / 98.1
SE 0.182
97.5
CI 97.1 / 97.9
SE 0.203
97.7
CI 97.4 / 98.0
SE 0.187

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
Insured
95.4
CI 95.0 / 95.7
SE 0.192
96.3
CI 95.9 / 96.6
SE 0.183
96.0
CI 95.7 / 96.4
SE 0.191
96.4
CI 96.0 / 96.7
SE 0.171
Private
96.7
CI 96.3 / 97.0
SE 0.180
97.5
CI 97.1 / 97.8
SE 0.182
97.3
CI 97.0 / 97.6
SE 0.175
97.3
CI 96.9 / 97.6
SE 0.172
Public
90.2
CI 89.1 / 91.3
SE 0.577
92.0
CI 91.0 / 93.0
SE 0.522
91.5
CI 90.4 / 92.6
SE 0.568
92.9
CI 91.9 / 93.8
SE 0.501
Uninsured
94.2
CI 93.1 / 95.2
SE 0.514
94.9
CI 93.8 / 95.9
SE 0.521
95.0
CI 93.8 / 96.1
SE 0.562
94.7
CI 93.4 / 95.8
SE 0.588

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Geographic location, 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
95.3
CI 95.0 / 95.6
SE 0.161
95.9
CI 95.6 / 96.2
SE 0.165
95.8
CI 95.5 / 96.1
SE 0.167
96.0
CI 95.7 / 96.3
SE 0.156
Non-metropolitan
94.6
CI 93.7 / 95.4
SE 0.490
95.9
CI 95.1 / 96.5
SE 0.401
95.9
CI 95.0 / 96.6
SE 0.457
96.1
CI 95.4 / 96.8
SE 0.395

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Marital status, 2021-2024 * ◊  3
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
97.0
CI 96.7 / 97.3
SE 0.162
97.6
CI 97.3 / 97.8
SE 0.146
97.5
CI 97.2 / 97.8
SE 0.156
97.3
CI 97.0 / 97.6
SE 0.159
Divorced, separated, widowed
90.7
CI 89.7 / 91.6
SE 0.817
92.9
CI 92.1 / 93.6
SE 0.699
92.2
CI 91.4 / 93.0
SE 0.720
93.2
CI 92.5 / 94.0
SE 0.660
Never married
92.8
CI 92.1 / 93.5
SE 0.391
93.0
CI 92.2 / 93.8
SE 0.472
92.6
CI 91.8 / 93.4
SE 0.453
93.0
CI 92.2 / 93.8
SE 0.449

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Country of birth, 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
95.0
CI 94.7 / 95.3
SE 0.175
95.6
CI 95.3 / 95.9
SE 0.181
95.5
CI 95.1 / 95.8
SE 0.182
95.8
CI 95.5 / 96.1
SE 0.169
Outside US
96.3
CI 95.6 / 96.9
SE 0.327
97.2
CI 96.5 / 97.7
SE 0.296
97.1
CI 96.5 / 97.7
SE 0.292
96.7
CI 96.1 / 97.3
SE 0.312

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran
93.4
CI 92.2 / 94.5
SE 0.869
94.5
CI 93.4 / 95.4
SE 0.724
94.5
CI 93.3 / 95.6
SE 0.865
96.0
CI 95.1 / 96.7
SE 0.506
Non-veteran
95.3
CI 95.0 / 95.6
SE 0.163
95.9
CI 95.6 / 96.2
SE 0.163
95.8
CI 95.5 / 96.1
SE 0.161
96.0
CI 95.7 / 96.3
SE 0.152

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Disability status, 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
People with disabilities
79.4
CI 77.5 / 81.1
SE 1.480
81.7
CI 80.0 / 83.3
SE 1.260
82.6
CI 81.0 / 84.1
SE 1.183
82.8
CI 81.2 / 84.3
SE 1.109
People without disabilities
96.4
CI 96.2 / 96.7
SE 0.141
97.2
CI 96.9 / 97.4
SE 0.139
96.9
CI 96.7 / 97.2
SE 0.140
97.3
CI 97.0 / 97.5
SE 0.125

Adults satisfied or very satisfied with life by Sexual orientation, 2021-2024 * ◊
(percent)

Population 2021 2022 2023 2024
Straight
95.5
CI 95.2 / 95.8
SE 0.160
96.3
CI 96.0 / 96.6
SE 0.153
96.2
CI 95.9 / 96.4
SE 0.158
96.4
CI 96.1 / 96.7
SE 0.145
Straight, Male
95.1
CI 94.7 / 95.6
SE 0.240
96.1
CI 95.6 / 96.5
SE 0.226
95.9
CI 95.5 / 96.3
SE 0.221
96.1
CI 95.6 / 96.5
SE 0.222
Straight, Female
95.9
CI 95.5 / 96.3
SE 0.208
96.5
CI 96.1 / 96.9
SE 0.197
96.5
CI 96.1 / 96.8
SE 0.203
96.8
CI 96.4 / 97.1
SE 0.182
Gay/​Lesbian
92.9
CI 89.8 / 95.3
SE 1.354
94.6
CI 91.4 / 96.9
SE 1.340
93.8
CI 91.1 / 95.8
SE 1.137
95.0
CI 92.9 / 96.7
SE 0.918
Gay, Male
93.1
CI 89.5 / 95.7
SE 1.490
93.4
CI 88.3 / 96.8
SE 2.025
94.1
CI 90.3 / 96.7
SE 1.509
93.6
CI 90.2 / 96.1
SE 1.408
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
92.82
CI 86.9 / 96.6
SE 2.369
96.42
CI 92.2 / 98.7
SE 1.429
93.1
CI 88.5 / 96.3
SE 1.874
96.4
CI 93.4 / 98.3
SE 1.102
Bisexual
91.2
CI 88.2 / 93.6
SE 1.445
93.5
CI 90.2 / 95.9
SE 1.545
89.8
CI 85.9 / 93.0
SE 2.150
90.3
CI 87.7 / 92.5
SE 1.573
Bisexual, Male
90.7
CI 84.0 / 95.3
SE 2.725
93.92
CI 88.6 / 97.2
SE 1.939
88.0
CI 78.8 / 94.2
SE 4.116
87.1
CI 80.2 / 92.3
SE 3.219
Bisexual, Female
91.3
CI 87.8 / 94.0
SE 1.706
93.0
CI 89.1 / 95.9
SE 2.002
90.0
CI 85.4 / 93.5
SE 2.650
91.6
CI 88.9 / 93.9
SE 1.976

Disparity

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