All things considered, how happy are you with your life in general?
Men Women 18 - 34 35 - 54 55+
Unhappy/ Totally Unhappy 25.5% 18.1% 28.4% 23.2% 13.2%
Neutral 22.5% 22.0% 24.5% 23.7% 18.3%
Happy/ Totally Happy 51.9% 59.9% 47.1% 53.2% 68.5%
Source: American Pulse™, September 2009
People who report a household income of $50K+ (67%) are happier than those
with a household income less than $50K (48.2%). From a political
perspective, Republicans (64.3%) top Democrats (54.9%), while Independents
(59.4%) are in the middle on the overall happiness scale.
When it comes to their jobs, 34.6% of Americans are happy/totally happy and
29.4% are unhappy/totally unhappy. Americans appear more content with their
health: 49.7% are happy/totally happy while 22.8% are unhappy/totally
unhappy. For full complimentary report on overall happiness, job and health
(segments include age, income, gender and political party):
http://americanpulse.bigresearch.com.
What Americans are Saying on the BIGresearch/Artafact Online Blog...
"I have been absolutely shocked in the past ten years to realize that I am
happier with my life in general than at any time in my life."
"I am relatively happy in my life but it could be better... due to the
economic mess we are in I have no choice but to continue on doing what I am
doing, not for happiness, but for survival."
"...I am happy with my Medicare and secondary insurances and with the
ability to make my one choice. I do not want anyone else to choose for me."
"...My job is what it is. I do not love it, I do not hate it. It's a job
that pays the bills. Would I give it up for another job? Yes, in a
heartbeat."
About American Pulse™
The American Pulse™ Survey is collected online by BIGresearch every
month exclusively utilizing Survey Sampling International's (SSI) U.S.
panel covering topics such as politics, pop culture and the economy. Over
4,000 respondents participate, providing greater insights into how
Americans really feel about issues they currently face. The use of the
Artafact online blog as a listening post to develop the questions posed in
the monthly American Pulse survey is a very effective use of both online
qualitative and quantitative research. http://www.bigresearch.com
About Survey Sampling International (SSI)
Survey Sampling International is the premier global provider of sampling
solutions for survey research. SSI offers access to more than 6 million
consumer and business-to-business research respondents in 54 countries via
Internet, telephone, and mobile. Additional client services include custom
profiling, survey programming and hosting, data processing, sampling
consulting, and survey optimization. SSI serves more than 1,800 marketing
research clients, including nearly three-quarters of the top researchers
worldwide. Founded in 1977, SSI has an international staff of 400 people
representing 50 countries and 36 languages. The company is based in
Shelton, CT with 14 additional offices worldwide.
http://www.surveysampling.com
Contact Information: Contacts: BIGresearch Chrissy Wissinger 614.846.0146 SSI Diane Urso 203.567.7236