A comparison of the U.S. rankings in over 25 key, global categories for 2022. We consider: economic factors like incomes, deductions and taxes; the environment & pollution; energy sources; healthcare costs and outcomes; marriage, divorce & birth rates; education levels & achievement; life expectancy and paid vacations; population trends; an index on religiosity & atheism; immigration populations & trends; a national prosperity index; murder and crime rates; a change readiness index; happiest & most competitive countries; “best” countries ranked, “where” to be born - 2021; et al.

All charts and links to data sources will be provided to participants. This is year # 5 for the compilation of rankings and is the most comprehensive yet!

Doug Stowell has been a national OLLI Instructor since 2018. His career includes - Dir. of Market Research for the Xerox Corp., U.S. Director for the U.K. firm National Opinion Polling, Ltd., and Senior Consultant with Wirthlin Polling in DC. He opened A comparison of the U.S. rankings in over 25 key, global categories for 2022. We consider: economic factors like incomes, deductions and taxes; the environment & pollution; energy sources; healthcare costs and outcomes; marriage, divorce & birth rates; education levels & achievement; life expectancy and paid vacations; population trends; an index on religiosity & atheism; immigration populations & trends; a national prosperity index; murder and crime rates; a change readiness index; happiest & most competitive countries; “best” countries ranked, “where” to be born - 2021; et al.

All charts and links to data sources will be provided to participants. This is year # 5 for the compilation of rankings and is the most comprehensive yet!

Doug Stowell has been a national OLLI Instructor since 2018. His career includes - Dir. of Market Research for the Xerox Corp., U.S. Director for the U.K. firm National Opinion Polling, Ltd., and Senior Consultant with Wirthlin Polling in DC. He opened his own firm in 2002 and continues today conducting global, consumer issues surveys and political polls.

This class meets on Tuesday, January 18.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.