While the average score of happy people aged 18-24 in Russia was 6.6 in the past period, this year it was 7.7. At the same time, expectations and development opportunities were among the top 3 reasons why Russians felt happy. This is shown by a study by Renaissance Bank, the results of which were reviewed by socialbites.ca.
19% described themselves as absolutely happy (last year – 12%). Fairly unhappy – 18%. Another 12% said they were completely unhappy.
Women rated their happiness levels higher than men: the average score was 7.3, while men’s was 6.9.
The level of happiness is greatly influenced by the level of wages (mostly those who earn 130 thousand rubles or more call themselves happy) and the high status in their career. The happiest are representatives of industries such as commerce (7.8), business/entrepreneurship (7.6), as well as company owners, civil servants (7.5), middle managers (7.2) and actors, musicians, writers (6.5). 9) happened.
Additionally, research has shown that being married (7.4) as well as having a large family (7.7) makes people happier.
“People will be happier next year; 62% of respondents in our survey are confident of this. This figure has increased by 5 points compared to the previous survey. The number of those who expect they will be happier in 2024 has also decreased – this is compared to 14% according to the results of the previous study.” It’s 10,” commented Olga Konyushkova, senior vice president, head of the Renaissance Marketing block Bank.
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