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Are We Happy Yet?

How Income and Church Attendance Affects Happiness

Percentage Very Happy by Church Attendance and Family Income

Those with higher family incomes are happier than those with lower incomes. Similarly, those who attend religious services at least weekly are happier than less frequent attenders. Half of those holding both of these characteristics are very happy, while only about a fifth (21%) of those with neither characteristic are very happy.

Graph: How Income and Church Attendance Affects Happiness

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