According to the
pollster, family is what still brings Russians happiness.
MOSCOW, November 22.
/TASS/. Most Russians (84%) feel happy and say that being part of a family,
being healthy and having a good job are reasons to be cheerful, the All-Russia
Public Opinion Research Center said in a statement.
"The level of
happiness among Russians is still high, as 84% of those surveyed said they were
content. The number is high in every social and demographic group but a thing
to note is that people who consider their financial situation to be solid (94%)
tend to be more optimistic than those complaining about a dire financial
situation (66%)," the statement reads.
According to the
pollster, family is what still brings Russians happiness, and the importance of
this factor has grown in the past six months. "Today, 33% of the poll’s
participants say they feel upbeat thanks to their families (up from 30% six
months ago)," the statement notes. Since March 2018, the number of people
enjoying their lives because they feel healthy rose from 16% to 21%. For
others, children and good jobs are keys to happiness - each of these two
categories showed a 15% growth.
"Financial
difficulties are the primary reason for feeling dissatisfied (12%)," the
pollster went on to say. In addition, "the poll’s participants also get
frustrated and depressed because of the adverse situation in the country (9%),
poor health, low wages and late paychecks (5% for each of those reasons)."
As many as 32% of
those polled said that most of their family members and friends were content,
while 16% admitted that most people in their immediate circle were discontent
with their lives, and 48% said there was an almost equal number of happy and
unhappy people around them.
The nationwide
telephone poll involving 1,600 people over the age of 18 was conducted on
November 14. The margin of error does not exceed 2.5% at the 95% confidence
level.
Source: ITAR-TASS
22-11-2018
