U.S. Workers Report an All-Time Low for Work Environment Overall Well-Being of Nation above Same Time Last YearWASHINGTON & NASHVILLE, Tenn., Mar 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Please be advised that Gallup and Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) today released the Gallup-Healthways Monthly U.S. Well-Being Report for February 2010.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index(TM) (WBI) fell slightly in February 2010, dropping a statistically insignificant 0.2 percentage points to close the month at 66.8, still among the highest scores yet recorded. Year-over-year, the overall index increased 2.8 percentage points, representing an improvement in overall well-being for more than nine million Americans.
While the majority of the six sub-indices that comprise the WBI's Composite Score experienced only minor changes during February, the Work Environment Sub-Index (WEI) dropped a further 0.9 percentage points to 48.0, an all-time low. This record low score is more than 5.0 percentage points below the WEI's all time high score of 53.3, recorded on October 2008, a decline in workplace well-being and on-the-job satisfaction for more than 17 million people.
The WBI's Life Evaluation Sub-Index (LEI), which asks respondents to rate their current lives and future outlook, inched upward in February to 50.4, a new high. The Physical Health Sub-Index (PHI) and Healthy Behaviors Sub-Index (HBI) are up 1.0 and 1.3 percentage points respectively over the same time last year.
For more on the science and methodology behind the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, please visit http://www.well-beingindex.com.
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SOURCE: Healthways, Inc.
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