The Life, Liberty, and Happiness Project

The Life, Liberty, and Happiness Project

Survey Results

The Life, Liberty, and Happiness project involves a unique national survey of more than 1,000 Americans, led by a team of researchers at ECU in the Departments of Public Health, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. The project will offer new insights into American public attitudes and behaviors on topics related to the nation’s founding principles:

Life

Examines questions related to opioid use, firearm safety, and social behaviors.

Liberty

Involves questions concerning attitudes on issues related to free speech, religion, the press, gun laws, taxation, and personal freedom.

Happiness

Explores topics like financial security and opportunity, optimism for the future, self-esteem, and satisfaction with life.

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The Life, Liberty, and Happiness Project

American Public Opinion Divided on Several National Security Issues
July 22, 2021

Past and Present of COVID-19 Mandates

The Life, Liberty, and Happiness Project

The Past and Present of COVID-19 Mandates and Vaccines: Divided Republicans, Unified Democrats
June 30, 2021

Let’s be Blunt

Public Opinion on the Legalization of Marijuana in the United States
Dec, 2019

More than Money

Happiness in the United States 243 Years After Independence
July, 2019

Unlocked and Loaded

Guns in the Home and Safety Practices in America
December, 2018

After Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

The State of Public Opinion on the Legalization of Professional Sports Gambling
October, 2018

The Value of Labor and Valuing Labor

The Association of Employment on Personal Well-Being and Unions on Economic Well-Being
September, 2018

The Life, Liberty, and Happiness Project

The State of the Nation, 242 Years After Independence
July, 2018

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View the 2019 codebook for the Life, Liberty, and Happiness Project

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