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People in 30s were lot happier in 1970s than today
You may have snazzier gadgets and more modern comforts at disposal today than what your parents had, and yet they did not miss one thing as much as most of us do today - happiness!
New York: You may have snazzier gadgets and more modern comforts at disposal today than what your parents had, and yet they did not miss one thing as much as most of us do today - happiness!
New research has found that adults over age 30 are not as happy as they used to be, but teenagers and young adults are happier than ever.
The researchers analysed data from four nationally representative samples of 1.3 million Americans aged 13 to 96 taken from 1972 to 2014.
Data showed that 38 per cent of adults older than 30 said they were "very happy" in the early 1970s, which shrunk to 32 per cent in the 2010s. Twenty-eight per cent of adults ages 18 to 29 said they were "very happy" in the early 1970s, versus 30 per cent in the 2010s. Over the same time, teens' happiness increased: 19 per cent of 12th graders said they were "very happy" in the late 1970s, versus 23 per cent in the 2010s.
There is no longer a positive correlation between age and happiness among adults, and adults older than 30 are no longer significantly happier than those ages 18 to 29.
