article_snippet: It was put out to mark today’s International Day of Happiness established by the UN and was based on answers to the question:
article_snippet: Overall, how satisfied are you with your life these days?
article_snippet: In Britain, the results of the surveys have shown that married people are happier than cohabitees or single people; that young people and the newly retired are happier than the squeezed middle-aged; and that we worry more about we health than most of the rest of EU.
article_snippet: young people and the newly retired have also suggested that better-off people are happier than those who are poor.
article_snippet: The happiness league follows the introduction by Brussels of life satisfaction surveys which are carried out by national statistics ministries across the continent.
article_snippet: Britain has been measuring the happiness of the population since 2010, when David Cameron backed the idea, saying it was as important to know about
article_snippet: ‘Life satisfaction is a multi-dimensional concept, which is very much shaped by various socio-demographic factors which lead to different living situations as well as to different expectations and preferences.
article_snippet: It said that broadly men and women were equally happy, and health was more important to people than money, work or friends.
highlights_snippet: The results were put out to mark today’s International Day of Happiness .
  