The charts below show the results of a survey of happiness ratings for married and unmarried people in the US, and the effect of children on the overall ratitings of married couples
The charts show the level of
happiness
of Americans in various age
groups. The first chart focuses on the people
’s happiness
based on marital status while
the second presents their happiness
in relation to whether or not they have children
. Overall
, happiness
levels in the US are below average. However
, married people
tend to be happier than unmarried people
, whether or not they have children
.
According to
the first chart, married people
are noticeably happier in all age
groups. 44 to 45 percent
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per cent
people
in ages ranging from 18 to 29, 30 to 39 and 65 plus are happy, while
slightly fewer (40 percent
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per cent
age
group are. In contrast
, only 21 to 22 percent
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per cent
people
are satisfied with life in all age
groups, apart from those aged 65 and over. Here, there is a significant difference, with 34 percent
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per cent
people
being happy.
The second chart shows that having children
appears to have little effect on happiness
levels. The percentage of happy married people
with children
under 18 is 44 percent
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per cent
while
it is 43 percent
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per cent
children
and 41 percent
for couples with Change the spelling
per cent
children
over 18.Submitted by misstiasclassroom on
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