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1999/2000, Table 1. presents the means of scores given assessing individual happiness along
certain socio-demographic characteristics (on a scale of 1-4, where 1 = very unhappy, 4 =
very happy).
Pairing (operationalizing) aspects of micro-habitat with socio-demographic characteristics, we
may draw the following conclusions:
• Looking at age groups, going from younger to older, less and less respondents
considered themselves happy.
• Looking at marital status, the happiest are the married and the single (in the latter case
the appropriate age effect shall also be considered), while the widowed and the
divorced are the least happy.
• In the case of education, the rule seems to be that the more educated people are, the
happier they admit to be.
• Economic activity results show that the happiest are those on maternity leave and
students (again, assuming the age effect), as well as employed people and those having
a job besides pension; and the least happy are the disabled pensioners, those on social
benefit and the unemployed.