3 in 4 Indians polled claim to be happy: Ipsos IndiaBus Happiness Monitor
How happy are Indians? And how happy are Indians about their various aspects of life?
Ipsos IndiaBus Happiness Monitor conducted over 5 months and 5 waves shows almost 3 in 4 citizens (73%) claim to be happy in April 2023 and happiness levels have more or less stayed steady, with minor uptick or downtick over the last 5 months. Ergo, Indians are a happy bunch of people.
Interestingly, happiness is not just a state of mind. It is tangible and various aspects of life are the contributing factors.
For instance, Indians claim to be most happy about their family (74%), friends’ circle (65%), health (64%) and neighbours (57%). Comparatively lower happiness levels were seen towards economic/ financial condition (53%), situation of country (50%) and situation of the world (45%).
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|
Apr-23 |
Mar-23 |
Feb-23 |
Jan-23 |
Dec-22 |
|
Base (Overall) |
4253 |
4463 |
4366 |
4221 |
4314 |
|
Overall Happiness |
73% |
75% |
72% |
68% |
69% |
|
Health |
64% |
65% |
65% |
62% |
64% |
|
Economic condition or financial condition |
53% |
52% |
49% |
46% |
49% |
|
Family |
74% |
73% |
73% |
70% |
70% |
|
Friend circle |
65% |
64% |
63% |
58% |
60% |
|
Neighbours |
57% |
57% |
55% |
52% |
53% |
|
Situation of country |
50% |
48% |
44% |
43% |
46% |
|
Situation of the world |
45% |
44% |
41% |
40% |
42% |
|
Base (At a filter of employed (Full + Part + Self) |
2180 |
2265 |
2246 |
2126 |
2227 |
|
Colleagues/ Business Associates |
61% |
61% |
58% |
54% |
56% |
|
Employment or work |
62% |
61% |
60% |
59% |
61% |
“Post pandemic the hierarchy of happiness inducing priorities have undergone a bit of a rejig. Happiness is anchored around family, good health and a circle of friends, and these are the most
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