100 Things/ Happiness: Statistics

1. People aged 20-24 are sad for an average of 3.4 days per month as opposed to just 2.3 days for people aged 65-74 
2. The World population is, on average, less than sixty-five percent happy 
3. Thrity-seven percent of the people on Forbes' list of Wealthiest Americans are less happy than the average American 
4. At any given time, one forth of Americans are mildly depressed 
5. Fourteen percent of the nations on Earth are less than fifty percent happy 
6. American Children feel happy fifty-two percent of the time, neutral twenty-nine percent of the time, and unhappy nineteen percent of the time 
7. 82 per cent of Britons claimed that relationships were the secret of happiness 
8. 81% people think that the governments primary objective should be to create the greatest happiness, not the greatest wealth 
9. The percentage of people who say "Most people can be trusted" is only 30 per cent of people in the U.K. and U.S., compared to 60 per cent some 40 years ago 
10. In Scandinavia the level is still over 60 per cent who say 'most people can be trusted' and these are the happiest countries too. 
11. The proportion of U.S.students who think that it is essential or very important to develop a meaningful philosophy of life has fallen from 65% in the 1960s to 45% today 
12. In Britain the proportion of adolescents with emotional or behavioural problems is twice as high as in the 1970s 
13. Research shows that the happiness of a close contact increases the chance of being happy by 15%. The happiness of a 2nd-degree contact (e.g. friend's spouse) increases it by 10% and the happiness of a 3rd-degree contact (e.g. friend of a friend of a friend) by 6% 
14. 94% of people in iceland said they were happy (Happiness Net) 
15. 91% of people in Denmark, sweden and Netherlands said they were happy (Happiness Net) 
16. 90% of people in australia said they were happy (Happiness Net) 
17. United Kingdom is the 9th happiest country in the world with 87% of the population saying they are happy (Happiness Net) 
18. 4% of Slovakia said they were happy (Happiness Net) 
19. Only 2% of Russia said they were happy (Happiness Net) 
20. 55% of Venezuela said they were very happy 
21. 45% of Nigeria said they were very happy 
22. 42% of Iceland said they were very happy 
23. Estonia, Slovakia, Moldova and Lithuania also have low amounts of very happy people within only 4% of their population saying they are very happy 
24. Latvia has the least amount of very happy people with only 3% of the population saying they were very happy 
25. Bulgaria has the highest amount of unhappy people with 62% of people saying they are not very or not at all happy 
26. 56% of Moldova also said they are not very or not all happy 
27. 54% of Belarus said they are not very or not all happy 
28. Rich people are 27 percent happier than poor people 
29. African-Americans are 8 percent happier than white Americans 
30. If you have a happy friend living within a half-mile radius, you are 42 percent more likely to be happy, too 
31. Americans are 200 percent happier than those living in Cameroon 
32. Older people report being 18 percent happier than young folk 
33. Starbucks regulars are 2 percent happier than McDonald’s regulars 
34. If you're a stay-at-home mom, there's a 36 percent chance that you're very happy 
35. Republicans are 15 percent happier than Democrats 
36. Those born with two long alleles of the gene known as 5HTT are 17.3 percent happier than those with two short 5HTT alleles 
37. Married people are 19 percent happier than unmarried people 
38. 43 percent of married people describe themselves as very happy 
39. 24 percent of single people say they are happy 
40. Members of the clergy are 509 percent happier than gas-station attendants 
41. Pilots are 222 percent happier than construction workers 
42. Actors are 364 percent happier than roofers 
43. If you're an orthodontist, there's a 99 percent chance that you're happy 
44. 23 percent of those whose household income is below $20,000 said they were happy 
45. Half of those earning at least $150,000 a year describe themselves as very happy\ 
46. Grateful people are 25 percent happier than ingrates 
47. Your chances for happiness increase 15.3 percent if someone intimately involved with you becomes happy 
48. 9.8 percent when a friend of a friend becomes happy 
49. 5.6 percent when a friend of a friend of a friend becomes happy 
50. Forty percent of the African-American say they are happy 
51. 32 percent of white people say they are happy 
52. White people as a group become 3 percent unhappier in a single year 
53. If your sibling who lives within a mile of you becomes happy, your chance of being happy increases by 14 percent 
54. Thirty one percent of people "who prefer to have a Starbucks in their community describe themselves as very happy 
55. 29 percent of those who would rather have a McDonald's in their neighbourhood describe themselves as happy 
56. If you're an Evangelical Christian, there's a 99 percent chance you're very happy 
57. Forty three percent of those attending services weekly or more call themselves very happy, 
58. 31 percent of those who attend monthly say they are happy 
59. 26 percent of those who never attend services describe themselves as happy 
60. The City of London is the happiest place in Britain with With an approval rating of 92.4% 
61. Clergy have the highest general happiness with 67.2% of them saying they are very happy 
62. 57.2% Firefighter describe themselves as very happy 
63. Machine operators have the lowest general happiness with 11.1% describing themselves as happy 
64. Only 13.2% Service station attendants also say they are happy 
65. 57% of people who have worked at company for more than 15 years said they were happy 
66. 14% of people who have only worked for a company for 5 years or less said they were happy 
67. General and administrative jobs have the highest amount of happiness, with 64% saying they were happy  
68. Sales and marketing and executive leadership only 7% said they were happy 
69. In 2010, 32% of men said they were happy 
70. in 2010 35% of women said they were happy 
71. Only 1% separates happiness between those with or without disabilities 
72. Postgradutes are the most happy with 36% saying they are happy 
73. High School students are the least happy with 31% describing themselves as happy 
74. People with incomes over 75,000 are the most happy with 38% saying they are happy 
75. 'Serious talkers' are 39% happy (those who discuss politics, education, religion) 
76. 'Light talkers' are 32% happy ( those who discuss tv, entertainment, gossip and sport) 
77. 18-24 years old are the least happy, only 26% of them described themselves as happy 
78. 40 of the top 52 countries had much higher Happiness Indexes in 2007 
79. 79) 84% of the people i surveyed said they were happy 
80. 15% of those surveyed said they were not happy 
81. 69% of people said they were quite happy 
82. 15% very happy 
83. 15% not very happy 
84. 23% of all those surveyed said family had the greatest impact on their happiness 
85. 15% of people said current circumstances had the greatest impact on their happiness 
86. 15% of people said freedom had the greatest impact on their happiness 
87. 15% of people said friends had the greatest impact on their happiness 
88. 15% of people said money had the greatest impact on their happiness 
89. Where you live affected 7% of people happiness 
90. Who you live with also affected 7% of people happiness 
91. job choice or choice of study did not affect people happiness levels of those surveyed 0% felt this way 
92. 30% of people said they were happiest at night 
93. Afternoon, midday and morning are a lll equally scored with each stating 23% of people felt happiest at these times 
94. People felt most unhappy in the morning or afternoon with 38% of those surveyed stating they felt unhappy during these periods of time 
95. 15% of people said they were least happy at night 
96. 7% of people said they are least happy at midday 
97. 100% of those surveyed said they believe they will become more happy within the future, suggesting they are not currently competely happy or there happiness level could still be improved 
98. 92% of people said the people close to them and around them influence there happiness 
99. 62% of people said they believe money will make them happier 
100. 30% disagreed and believed that money would not make them happier