Details About People Who Are 'Very Satisfied' With Lives

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[PureSolace]

Details About People Who Are 'very Satisfied' With Lives The Associated Press Published: Sep 23, 2004

Some demographics and details about people who describe themselves as "very satisfied" with their lives. Results come from polling conducted for the Associated Press by Ipsos-Public Affairs. The poll of 1,001 adults was taken Aug. 16-18 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, larger for subgroups. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in your life at this time? Would you say ....

-Very satisfied, 38 percent

-Somewhat satisfied, 42 percent

-Somewhat dissatisfied, 11 percent

-Very dissatisfied, 8 percent

-Not sure, 1 percent

Groups most likely to be "very satisfied" with their lives.

-Investors earning more than $100,000 a year, 61 percent

-Active investors, 58 percent

-People earning more than $75,000 a year, 56 percent

-Republicans, 55 percent (compared with Democrats at 27 percent)

-College graduates, 51 percent (compared with 33 percent for those with some college and 30 percent of those with a high school education or less)

-Married with children, 49 percent

-Married women, 48 percent

-Married men, 46 percent

-Those working less than 35 hours per week, 45 percent

-People satisfied with their jobs, 44 percent

[PureSolace]

enjoy :)

[Prime Choice]

Republicans, 55 percent (compared with Democrats at 27 percent)

Eh. Democrats are never happy unless they're miserable (or making someone else miserable).

[Centurion2000]

bump

[coconutt2000]

First time I read the title I thought it said, "Details About People Who Are 'Very Satisfied' With Wives"

[freedom44]

Very interesting.

[martin_fierro]

"It's good to be king."

[LiberalBassTurds]

LOL, great line.

[CholeraJoe]

Note to self:

Get a new life.
Check

Buy a high performance car
Check, 2004 Pontiac GTO

Acquire one or more psycho girlfriends.
Check

Dump or get dumped by said girlfriends
Check

Trade up in the girlfriend market
Check

Hit the Jackpot

Check.

[spodefly]

I'm in the "Not Sure" category, but I'm satisfied with that.

[HitmanLV]

I'm a non-investor making more than $100,000 a year, Republican, College graduate, single guy who works less than 35 hours a year, who likes my career.

Not only am I deliriously happy, but my golf swing improves weekly!

Oh no! I'm a Republican Cliche!!!! ;-)

[Straight Vermonter]

"Oh, piss boy!"

[freepertoo]

I don't meet many of the criteria on that list, but I'm very satisfied with my life. Jesus makes a difference in outlook. ;-D