A recent study from the University of California, Riverside reveals that the well-being of residents in Southern California’s Inland Empire is below the national average.
Conducted by the university’s Center for Community Solutions, the research surveyed over 3,300 people in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The study found that only 41% of participants were “thriving,” compared to 53% nationwide, placing the region on par with countries like Brazil and Slovakia.
The study used a method called Cantril’s Ladder, which asked respondents to rate their current and future lives on a scale from zero to ten. More than half of the respondents, 53%, described themselves as “struggling,” while 6% reported “suffering.” Those in the thriving category typically had higher incomes, more education, were married, and attended church…