Are peoples all over the world satisfied with their lives, how do they view the future, and what are their attitudes toward issues that currently bear on their lives or will affect them in the future? Thirty members of the Gallup International Research Institutes conducted surveys sampling two thirds of the world's population to measure human needs and satisfactions. Economic well-being, health, and family life are the major concerns in all regions of the world, but current concerns and hopes for the future are different in the developing areas from the more advanced industrial regions.