- According to the first survey on happiness conducted by the CIS, what worries unhappy people the most is "improving their own health or that of their environment."
- 95.9% agree that “all people have the right to freely choose what they want to be and how they want to live”
- And the Spanish score high (7.18) on leading the best possible life
The CIS has conducted its first survey on happiness and social values, in which 80.4% of Spaniards reported being happy, compared to 11.4% who said they were not. Additionally, 7.7% said their happiness "depends on" or "partly depends" on the circumstances.
Of the people who do not consider themselves happy or who have stated that it “depends or in part” - a total of 19.1% - 21.8% say that “improving their own or their environment’s health” would help them to be happier, 21.4% say that “improving their own or their environment’s economic situation” would help them, and 16.6% say that “improving social, family and emotional relationships” would make them happy.
Regarding those who claim to be happy, 25.2% say that “improving their own or their environment’s economic situation” would help them to be even happier, while 19.5% say that “improving their employment situation” would.
83% agree that “you can only be happy if the people around you are also happy,” compared to 12.8% who “strongly or somewhat disagree” with this statement.
89.6% of Spaniards say that "the most important thing in life is to be happy," compared to 8.4% who believe otherwise. Furthermore, 92.1% agree that "you should always respect the opinions of others, even if they are different from your own," and 95.9% agree that "everyone has the right to freely choose what they want to be and how they want to live."
On a scale of 1 to 10, Spaniards give a high score (7.18) regarding living the best possible life. Furthermore, 52.3% say they find it “very easy or easy” to deal with the major problems that arise in their daily lives, while 41.3% say they find it “very difficult or difficult.”
Social values
87.6% of those surveyed understand that “besides marriage there are many other acceptable ways to relate as a couple”, 54.9% believe that schools and institutes have less and less weight in the education of children and young people” compared to 39.6% who do not see it that way.
83.9% strongly or somewhat agree that the climate crisis is a real threat to human well-being and the health of the planet, while 14.2% believe it is not.
91.4% are in favor of “achieving full equality between men and women in all areas of life,” compared to 7.5% who oppose this statement. And 81.2% affirm that “democracy is preferable to any other form of government, always and under any circumstances,” compared to 15.2% who say they “strongly or somewhat disagree” with this statement.
These and other data are collected in the study 'Happiness and social values' carried out from July 26 to 28 with 2,843 interviews.
Esta información puede ser usada en parte o en su integridad sin necesidad de citar fuentes.
C/ Montalbán, 8
28014 Madrid
Email: comunicacion@cis.es
Tlf.: 91.580.76.25
Fax: 91.531.81.31
Related
- 23 JUL 2024