A Gallup public opinion poll finds that young adults ages 24 to 34 who live at home are more likely to describe themselves as struggling and struggling. generally evaluate the quality of their life. lives less well than those who live far from home. The purpose of this survey was to determine the well-being of adult children who live at home with their parents compared to those who do not live with their family. The population described in this survey consisted of a random sample of 3,445 "young adults aged 18 to 34 who live at home with their parents." Survey participants represented all fifty states of the United States and Washington, DC (Newport). This is a recent survey, the results of which were collected over a five-month period extending from August 7, 2013 to December 29, 2013. Respondents to this survey were randomly selected from each household based on member whose most recent birthday was. The entire survey was divided into two age groups: adults aged 18 to 23 and adults aged 24 to 34. For the entire combined group, the margin of error is +/- 2%, and for those aged 24 to 34, the margin of error was +/- 4%. , "struggling" or "suffering" - using a scale of one to ten, with ten meaning the best they can be and one meaning they are suffering. The scale was developed using the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. It is interesting to note that the survey results show that young adults aged 24 to 34 who live separated from their parents consider themselves more often as fulfilled and less often as prosperous. as struggling as their peers who lived at home. On the other hand, this may have an impact on certain policies. In other words, reporting on a topic by a well-known agency will always draw attention to the topic. Perhaps if more prestigious news organizations reported on topics like these, the government would be persuaded to take them more seriously and take steps to change its policy. Below is a link to the survey: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story ?id=97567 Works Cited Langer, Gary. "Poll: Skepticism about genetically modified foods." ABC News. ABC News Network, nd Web. March 3, 2014. .Newport, Frank. “Young adults living at home are less likely to be 'thriving'” Young adults living at home are less likely to be 'thriving' Gallup, Inc., February 14, 2014. Web. March 3. 2014. .