Table 1

Frequency distribution happiness and life satisfaction variables


All
Men
Women

Happiness

Unhappy
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
Not so very happy
2.5%
2.1%
2.8%
Not happy/not unhappy
7.6%
6.5%
8.6%
Happy
69.0%
71.3%
66.9%
Very Happy
20.6%
19.7%
21.3%
Mean value
4.056
4.069
4.043
# Observations
6792
3261
3531

Life satisfaction

Not so satisfied
3.4%
3.3%
3.6%
Rather satisfied
8.0%
7.0%
8.9%
Satisfied
46.9%
48.8%
45.2%
Very satisfied
33.6%
33.1%
34.2%
Extremely satisfied
8.0%
7.9%
8.1%
Mean value
3.326
3.340
3.312
# Observations
6800
3264
3536

Groot and Brink BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:136   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-136