would you trade lives?
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a profession in one country

life as a musician in United States

1 stranger working as musician in United States have shared an anonymous fragment of their life. Average happiness 8.0 / 10, average stress 7.0 / 10. 53% of voters would trade lives with one of them; 28% would not.

fewer than 5 fragments — averages may not be representative.

averages across this group

1
lives
8.0/ 10
happiness
7.0/ 10
stress
7.7h/ night
sleep
26h/ week
free time
$4,400/ month
avg income

how strangers vote on these lives

would trade53%
would not trade28%
unsure19%

90 voices

how this group feels to strangers

  • peaceful6
  • stable6
  • chaotic4
  • meaningful4
  • enviable2
  • depressing1

one musician in United States has shared an anonymous fragment of their life. the sample is small — read the numbers below as suggestive, not definitive.

asked whether they would trade lives with musicians in United States, 90 strangers have answered. the result is narrowly yes — slightly more strangers would trade in than not: 53% would trade, 28% would not, 19% are unsure.

compared with musicians worldwide, musicians in United States are happier by 1.4 points on the 1–10 scale and more stressed by 0.8 points.

compared with everyone else in United States, musicians in United States are happier by 2.3 points on the 1–10 scale and more stressed by 1.2 points.

how this compares

  • vs all musicians globally
    happiness +1.4stress +0.8would-trade +1.0pp
  • vs all lives in United States
    happiness +2.3stress +1.2would-trade +2.0pp

fragments