would you trade lives?
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a profession in one country

life as a security guard in United States

1 stranger working as security guard in United States have shared an anonymous fragment of their life. Average happiness 5.0 / 10, average stress 6.0 / 10. 49% of voters would trade lives with one of them; 39% would not.

fewer than 5 fragments — averages may not be representative.

averages across this group

1
lives
5.0/ 10
happiness
6.0/ 10
stress
5.6h/ night
sleep
19h/ week
free time
$3,500/ month
avg income

how strangers vote on these lives

would trade49%
would not trade39%
unsure12%

33 voices

how this group feels to strangers

  • inspiring3
  • peaceful3
  • chaotic2
  • exhausting2
  • meaningful2
  • stable1

one security guard 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 security guards in United States, 33 strangers have answered. the result is split almost evenly: 49% would trade, 39% would not, 12% are unsure.

compared with security guards worldwide, security guards in United States are less happy by 0.8 points on the 1–10 scale, more stressed by 1.0 points, and less envied by 5 percentage points in the trade-or-not vote.

compared with everyone else in United States, security guards in United States are less happy by 0.7 points on the 1–10 scale.

how this compares

  • vs all security guards globally
    happiness -0.8stress +1.0would-trade -5.0pp
  • vs all lives in United States
    happiness -0.7stress +0.2would-trade -2.0pp

fragments