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31/05/2013
It also found to be 13 times more important than owning a home.
Interestingly, the results suggested having children had very little impact on a person's day-to-day happiness, but it did make them feel life to be more "worthwhile".
Around 165,000 people were surveyed for the report between April 2011 and March 2012. They were asked to rate their life in four different areas.
They were:
Studying the results, those who were married were – on a scale of 0 to 10 – 0.14 points happier than co-habiting couples, 0.3 points happier than those who were single and 0.4 points happier than those who were divorced or separated.
Dawn Snape, one of the authors of the report, said: "It [marriage] gives people a sense of stability, and a greater sense that their life is worthwhile.
"I think that the issue with children is that we probably all recognise the saying 'you are only as happy as your unhappiest child'. Parents have a responsibility and that in itself can add to the perceived burden.
"People are happiest in their youth and when they are older. Middle-aged people are the least happy because they have the most responsibility."
(JP/CD)
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Marriage Makes People Happier - Survey
Being married is 20 times more important to a person's well-being than their earnings, according to latest figures from the ONS.It also found to be 13 times more important than owning a home.
Interestingly, the results suggested having children had very little impact on a person's day-to-day happiness, but it did make them feel life to be more "worthwhile".
Around 165,000 people were surveyed for the report between April 2011 and March 2012. They were asked to rate their life in four different areas.
They were:
- Their satisfaction with life
- How worthwhile they thought their life was
- How happy they felt
- How anxious they felt
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Studying the results, those who were married were – on a scale of 0 to 10 – 0.14 points happier than co-habiting couples, 0.3 points happier than those who were single and 0.4 points happier than those who were divorced or separated.
Dawn Snape, one of the authors of the report, said: "It [marriage] gives people a sense of stability, and a greater sense that their life is worthwhile.
"I think that the issue with children is that we probably all recognise the saying 'you are only as happy as your unhappiest child'. Parents have a responsibility and that in itself can add to the perceived burden.
"People are happiest in their youth and when they are older. Middle-aged people are the least happy because they have the most responsibility."
(JP/CD)
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