[lbo-talk] happy happy happy all the time!

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Jan 6 12:03:09 PST 2004


[I guess the happiness measure is taken post-prozac.]

POLL ANALYSES January 5, 2004

A Nation of Happy People Most are happy and satisfied with their lives

by Lydia Saad

GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- Happiness. As in, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of." The nation's founders considered happiness to be one of the ultimate objectives of life, so when Gallup asks Americans how happy they are it's no trivial matter.

Using the happiness standard, one would have to say the country is thriving. A Gallup Poll conducted Dec. 11-14 found a slight majority of Americans saying they are "very happy" and almost everyone saying they are at least "fairly happy." Only 4% admit to being unhappy.

[rest at <http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr040105.asp>]



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