The number of U.S. adults who believe their lives are thriving has fallen below 50% for the second straight quarter, according to Gallup data released Thursday, the first time since the early days of the pandemic in 2020 that less than half of respondents held such a negative view in consecutive time periods.

Gallup’s Life Evaluation Index stood at 48.9% in the first quarter of this year, equaling the estimate from the fourth quarter of 2024. Gallup said it’s the first time since March and April 2020 that the thriving rate has been below 50% for consecutive quarters.

For results based on the sample of national adults, the margin of error is +/- 1.6 percentage points for percentages around 50%. For reported subgroups based on political identity, the margin of error is about +/- 3 percentage points.

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