Mental health: The data is clear, this year has taken its toll on everyone

12/8/20 7:00PM

A Gallup survey of more than 1000 American adults, published by Axios, reveals just how much of an impact this year has had on mental health. The proportion of people rating their mental health as "excellent" has fallen by almost 10% across the board.

Overall we were quite surprised by how uniform the impact appears to have been across age groups, race and income. Certain groups of people may have been doing better before COVID-19, but no group has escaped its impact on mental health.

‍Money... helps

‍Money may not buy "happiness", but it certainly seems to help your mental health through a pandemic. For household incomes above $100k, the pandemic has worsened mental health, but 45% of that high earner group still rated their mental health as excellent, significantly ahead of the 31% whose households earned between $40k and $99k, and way ahead of the 27% in the lowest earning bracket (<$40k).

‍Young people... are struggling

‍The poll found that just 28% of young adults (aged 18-29) rated their mental health as excellent, the lowest of the 4 age groups polled.

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Starbucks disclosed on Monday evening in a regulatory filing that it will sell control of its ailing China business to Boyu Capital for about $4 billion.

Under the agreement, Boyu will own a 60% stake in the China segment, which will become a joint venture between Boyu and Starbucks. The coffee chain will retain a 40% interest in the entity and will continue to own and license the brand and intellectual property.

Bloomberg reported earlier this year that the company was looking to sell its China segment. The American coffee giant has struggled to succeed in China, its second-largest market after the US.

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John Wayne Airport in Orange County tops the list of North America’s favorite airports

Despite a record year of passenger numbers, flight cancellations, and delays, a new survey has revealed that flyers have been increasingly satisfied about their experiences in North American airports.

According to this year’s North America Airport Satisfaction Study from data analysts at J.D. Power, overall passenger satisfaction scores were up 10 points (on a 1,000-point scale), largely from “improvements in food, beverage and retail and ease of travel through the airport.” The annual survey measures overall traveler satisfaction across the region’s airports in seven categories (in order of importance): ease of travel, level of trust, terminal facilities, airport staff, airport departure experience, food and retail, and airport arrival experience.

Here are the region’s favorites:

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