与此同时，65岁及以上美国人的生活满意度有所提高。在财务压力不断增加、抑郁和孤独感不断上升的背景下，美国年轻人对生活的积极评价远低于过去。
Meanwhile, life ratings among Americans 65 and older have improved. Young Americans rate their lives far less positively than they once did, amid growing financial pressures and rising rates of depression and loneliness.
根据盖洛普周日发布的民意调查，在2026年，仅有44%的18至29岁成年人认为自己生活“顺遂”，低于2010年的64%。
Just 44 percent of adults ages 18 to 29 considered themselves to be “thriving” in 2026, down from 64 percent in 2010, according to Gallup polling released Sunday.
这些发现基于2月、5月和8月对15,156名美国成年人进行的在线调查。要被视为生活顺遂，受访者必须给当前的生活打至少7分（满分10分），并预计五年后的生活至少得8分。
The findings are based on online surveys of 15,156 U.S. adults conducted in February, May and August. To be considered thriving, respondents must rate their current life at least a seven out of 10 and their expected life in five years at least an eight.
这一降幅的大约三分之二发生在2019年之后，并在新冠疫情期间出现了急剧下降。
About two-thirds of this decline has occurred since 2019, with a sharp drop during the coronavirus pandemic.
盖洛普指出，临床抑郁和孤独感的增加、购房难、对人工智能取代工作的担忧以及对就业市场日益增长的悲观情绪，可能是导致这一现象的原因。
Gallup pointed to rising clinical depression and loneliness, difficulty affording housing, fears of losing jobs to artificial intelligence and growing pessimism about the job market as possible contributors to the decline.
与此同时，老年美国人的生活评价有所改善。在65岁及以上的成年人中，53%的人生活顺遂，高于2008年的38%。盖洛普认为，更高的财务安全感和积累的财富可能有助于保护他们免受年轻人所面临压力的影响。
Meanwhile, older Americans’ life ratings have improved. Among adults 65 and older, 53 percent are thriving, up from 38 percent in 2008. Gallup suggested that greater financial security and accumulated wealth may help shield them from pressures facing younger adults.