would you trade lives?
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a profession in one country

life as a plumber in United States

1 stranger working as plumber in United States have shared an anonymous fragment of their life. Average happiness 5.0 / 10, average stress 4.0 / 10. 56% of voters would trade lives with one of them; 25% would not.

fewer than 5 fragments — averages may not be representative.

averages across this group

1
lives
5.0/ 10
happiness
4.0/ 10
stress
6.1h/ night
sleep
23h/ week
free time
$4,400/ month
avg income

how strangers vote on these lives

would trade56%
would not trade25%
unsure19%

105 voices

how this group feels to strangers

  • meaningful8
  • stable6
  • peaceful4
  • stressful4
  • inspiring3
  • lonely2

one plumber 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 plumbers in United States, 105 strangers have answered. the result is narrowly yes — slightly more strangers would trade in than not: 56% would trade, 25% would not, 19% are unsure.

compared with plumbers worldwide, plumbers in United States are less happy by 1.8 points on the 1–10 scale, less stressed by 1.3 points, and less envied by 7 percentage points in the trade-or-not vote.

compared with everyone else in United States, plumbers in United States are less happy by 0.7 points on the 1–10 scale, less stressed by 1.8 points, and more envied by 5 percentage points in the trade-or-not vote.

how this compares

  • vs all plumbers globally
    happiness -1.8stress -1.3would-trade -7.0pp
  • vs all lives in United States
    happiness -0.7stress -1.8would-trade +5.0pp

fragments