This statistic shows the results of a survey among American adults on their happiness with their current living standards, by social class. The survey was conducted in July 2012, shortly before the presidential election. 32 percent of Americans who define themselves as members of the middle class stated they were very happy with their life nowadays, while 20 percent of Americans belonging to the lower class stated the same.
How happy are you with your life nowadays? (by social class, United States, 2012)
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Pew Research Center. (August 22, 2012). How happy are you with your life nowadays? (by social class, United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240691/satisfaction-with-living-standars-in-the-us-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. "How happy are you with your life nowadays? (by social class, United States, 2012)." Chart. August 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240691/satisfaction-with-living-standars-in-the-us-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. (2012). How happy are you with your life nowadays? (by social class, United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240691/satisfaction-with-living-standars-in-the-us-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. "How Happy Are You with Your Life Nowadays? (by Social Class, United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240691/satisfaction-with-living-standars-in-the-us-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center, How happy are you with your life nowadays? (by social class, United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240691/satisfaction-with-living-standars-in-the-us-by-social-class/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
How happy are you with your life nowadays? (by social class, United States, 2012) [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240691/satisfaction-with-living-standars-in-the-us-by-social-class/