Table 2 Descriptive table of happiness by variables of interest (n = 11,637)
n (%) | % Feeling happy | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 5622 (48.3) | 85.1 | <0.001 |
Female | 6015 (51.7) | 80.9 | |
Age group | |||
15-24 | 2009 (17.3) | 87.9 | <0.001 |
25-39 | 3354 (28.8) | 85.3 | |
40-54 | 2713 (23.3) | 81.6 | |
≥55 | 3561 (30.6) | 78.8 | |
Country | |||
Austria | 713 (6.1) | 81.0 | <0.001 |
Belgium | 777 (6.7) | 86.1 | |
Denmark | 721 (6.2) | 83.9 | |
Finland | 814 (7.0) | 86.4 | |
France | 818 (7.0) | 77.3 | |
Germany | 1327 (11.4) | 73.8 | |
Greece | 731 (6.3) | 82.4 | |
Ireland | 859 (7.4) | 90.4 | |
Italy | 792 (6.8) | 72.4 | |
Luxemburg | 326 (2.8) | 79.6 | |
Netherlands | 619 (5.3) | 91.1 | |
Portugal | 608 (5.2) | 81.1 | |
Spain | 759 (6.5) | 88.1 | |
Sweden | 769 (6.6) | 86.8 | |
United Kingdom | 1004 (8.6) | 87.4 | |
General state of health | |||
Bad/very bad | 371 (3.2) | 41.8 | <0.001 |
Fair | 2632 (22.6) | 69.9 | |
Good | 5196 (44.7) | 85.9 | |
Very good | 3423 (29.5) | 92.7 | |
Relationship status | |||
Living with someone | 6887 (59.3) | 86.2 | <0.001 |
Not living with someone | 4719 (40.7) | 78.2 | |
Employment status | |||
Non-active | 5685 (48.9) | 80.9 | <0.001 |
Self-employed | 852 (7.3) | 86.1 | |
Employed | 5100 (43.8) | 84.7 | |
Age when finished full-time education | |||
≤14 years | 1908 (16.4) | 77.2 | <0.001 |
15-21 years | 6424 (55.2) | 82.4 | |
≥22 years | 1920 (16.5) | 85.9 | |
Still studying | 1385 (11.9) | 88.8 | |
Physical activity level | |||
Inactive | 1026 (8.8) | 73.0 | <0.001 |
Insufficiently active | 1709 (14.7) | 78.3 | |
Sufficiently active | 1708 (14.7) | 82.0 | |
Very active | 7194 (61.8) | 85.7 | |