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A Formula for HappinessPsychologists and economists have studied happiness for decades. They begin simply enough — by asking people how happy they are.The richest data available to social scientists is the University of Chicago’s General Social Survey, a survey of Americans conducted since 1972. This widely used resource is considered the scholarly gold standard for understanding social phenomena. The numbers on happiness from the survey are surprisingly consistent. Every other year for four decades, roughly a third of Americans have said they’re “very happy,” and about half report being “pretty happy.” Only about 10 to 15 percent typically say they’re “not too happy.” Psychologists have used sophisticated techniques to verify these responses, and such survey results have proved accurate.Beneath these averages are some demographic differences. For many years, researchers found that women were happier than men, although recent studies contend that the gap has narrowed or may even have been reversed. Political junkies might be interested to learn that conservative women are particularly blissful: about 40 percent say they are very happy. That makes them slightly happier than conservative men and significantly happier than liberal women. The unhappiest of all are liberal men; only about a fifth consider themselves very happy.
What's to be unhappy about? They live with mommy and daddy, drink yummy hot chocolate. and have real spiffy p.j.s.
conservative women are particularly blissful: about 40 percent say they are very happy.
That makes them slightly happier than conservative men
significantly happier than liberal women.
The unhappiest of all are liberal men; only about a fifth consider themselves very happy.
