Monitoring the Effect of Group Transcendental Meditation on Quality of Life Indicators

26-Point Invincibility Index

Researchers are monitoring the following indicators to evaluate the influence of the
Scientific Demonstration Project on the quality of life in America.

Economic Indicators

1. Key indexes of stock prices: Dow, S&P 500, and NASDAQ (monthly)
2. Index of stock prices for socially responsible companies (Domini 400 Social Index) (monthly)
3. Ratio of sector stock indexes (tobacco, alcohol, and gaming) to S&P 500 Index (monthly)
4. Unemployment rate (monthly)
5. Consumer Sentiment Index (University of Michigan) (monthly)
6. Coincident Index of Economic Activity (monthly)
7. Inflation rate (rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index) (monthly)
8. U.S. dollar exchange rate index (monthly)
9. CEO confidence survey (quarterly)
10. GDP growth rate (quarterly)
11. GDP per capita growth rate (quarterly)
12. Balance of payments deficit (quarterly)

Social and Health Indicators

13. Violent crime rate (monthly)
14. Violent death rate (motor vehicle fatalities, suicides, homicides) (monthly)
15. Notifiable disease rate (monthly)
16. Infant mortality rate for minority populations (monthly)
17. Per capita cigarette consumption (monthly)
18. Per capita alcohol and drug consumption (monthly)
19. Human Development Index (UN Human Development Report) (annual)

Environmental Indicators

20. Property damage due to natural disasters (monthly)
21. Air quality index (20 major cities) (monthly)
22. Crop insurance claims (monthly)
23. Environmental Sustainability Index (annual)
24. Organic food sales (monthly)

Governmental Performance Indicators

25. Congressional Bipartisanship Index (quarterly)
26. International Conflict/Cooperation Scale (COPDAB): China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Russia, Syria, etc. (monthly)