INDIANS ARE HAPPIER..!!

Despite the suffering, despite all worries, despite all scams, despite all miseries... We Indians are happier than our rich counter parts who claim themselves as Powerful, Strong and Self sufficient. 

Recently in a new poll conducted by global research company IPSOS for What Makes You Happy Magazine has Indians claiming the second position in its 'very happy' list. 43 per cent Indians identifies themselves as ‘very happy’—a key measure that identifies comparative depth and intensity of happiness among country citizens and the world. 

Indonesia turned out to be the happiest out of the 24 countries surveyed with just over half (51 per cent) of citizens reporting they are ‘very happy’ followed by India and Mexico at 43 per cent each. Brazil and Turkey tied at 30 per cent each and Australia and the United States at 28 per cent each.

 

It is citizens in Europe who drag the global average assessment of happiness downward as only one in six (15 per cent) say they are ‘very happy’. Hungary (6 per cent), South Korea (7 per cent) and Russia (8 per cent) have the lowest number of ‘very happy’ people, followed by Spain (11 per cent) and Italy (13 per cent).

Despite Woes, Conflicts, World a Happier Place than in 2007 as 22 per cent (+2 points) of Global Citizens Say They’re ‘Very Happy’

Ipsos began tracking happiness in the 24 countries in 2007 conducting it twice annually until March 2010 when the survey became monthly. The poll of 18,687 adults conducted from November 1st to 15th 2011 also demonstrates that those who are married (26 per cent are ‘very happy’) appear to be the happiest when compared to all other groups, especially those who are not married (18 per cent).

In fact, with measures tracked back to April, 2007, when respondents are asked to consider all things together, despite global financial woes and conflict, the world is apparently a happier place now than it was then when 20 per cent reported they were ‘very happy’—two points back of where the world average is now.

Those countries experiencing the greatest drop in happiness intensity were Brazil (down 9 points) followed by Indonesia (down 7 points), Russia (down 6 points) and South Africa (down 5 points). 

"The world is a happier place today and we can actually measure it because we have been tracking it," said John Wright, senior vice president of Ipsos Global.

But he added that expectations of why people are happy should be carefully weighed,
"It is not just about the economy and their well being. It is about a whole series of other factors that make them who they are today."


"There is a pattern that suggests that there are many other factors beyond the economy that make people happy, so it does provide one element but it is not the whole story," said Wright.
"Sometimes the greatest happiness is a cooked meal or a roof over your head," he explained. "Relationships remain the No. 1 reason around the world where people say they have invested happiness and maybe in those cultures family has a much greater degree of impact."


Married couples tended to be happier than singles but men seemed to be as content as women. Education and age also had an impact with more people under 35 saying they are very happy than 25-49 year olds.