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In general, how satisfied are you with your life? Would you say:
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Very satisfied
N % C.I.(95%) |
Satisfied
N % C.I.(95%) |
Dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) |
Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
2984 |
1209 41.6 (39.5-43.7) |
1591 53.2 (51.1-55.3) |
155 4.5 ( 3.7- 5.3) |
29 0.7 ( 0.5- 1.1) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1135 |
477 43.6 (40.2-47.0) |
591 51.2 (47.8-54.6) |
60 4.6 ( 3.5- 6.0) |
7 0.6 ( 0.3- 1.4) |
| Female |
1849 |
732 39.8 (37.3-42.3) |
1000 55.0 (52.5-57.6) |
95 4.4 ( 3.5- 5.5) |
22 0.8 ( 0.5- 1.2) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
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| White |
2299 |
979 43.5 (41.2-45.9) |
1191 51.7 (49.3-54.0) |
107 4.1 ( 3.3- 5.0) |
22 0.8 ( 0.5- 1.2) |
| African American |
582 |
187 33.0 (28.3-38.0) |
346 60.4 (55.3-65.3) |
42 6.0 ( 4.2- 8.4) |
7 0.6 ( 0.3- 1.4) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
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| 18-24 |
246 |
99 43.7 (36.1-51.7) |
138 52.8 (44.9-60.5) |
9 3.5 ( 1.7- 6.9) |
|
| 25-34 |
539 |
225 42.5 (37.7-47.4) |
285 52.1 (47.2-56.9) |
27 4.7 ( 3.1- 7.1) |
2 0.8 ( 0.2- 3.2) |
| 35-44 |
620 |
235 38.6 (34.4-42.9) |
333 54.9 (50.5-59.2) |
41 5.5 ( 3.9- 7.7) |
11 1.1 ( 0.6- 2.0) |
| 45-54 |
550 |
218 39.7 (35.2-44.5) |
294 54.4 (49.6-59.0) |
35 5.6 ( 3.8- 8.0) |
3 0.3 ( 0.1- 1.1) |
| 55-64 |
403 |
171 44.1 (38.9-49.5) |
204 50.9 (45.6-56.3) |
21 4.0 ( 2.5- 6.3) |
7 1.0 ( 0.5- 2.1) |
| 65+ |
611 |
257 43.2 (39.0-47.6) |
328 53.1 (48.8-57.4) |
20 2.7 ( 1.7- 4.2) |
6 1.0 ( 0.4- 2.2) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
497 |
168 34.7 (29.5-40.2) |
298 60.0 (54.4-65.2) |
22 4.3 ( 2.6- 6.8) |
9 1.1 ( 0.6- 2.2) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
933 |
338 38.3 (34.8-41.9) |
528 55.6 (52.0-59.2) |
60 5.5 ( 4.1- 7.3) |
7 0.6 ( 0.3- 1.3) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
752 |
308 41.6 (37.5-45.9) |
392 52.8 (48.6-57.0) |
45 5.1 ( 3.7- 7.0) |
7 0.5 ( 0.2- 1.0) |
| College Graduate |
798 |
392 50.2 (46.1-54.2) |
372 46.3 (42.3-50.4) |
28 2.7 ( 1.8- 4.1) |
6 0.8 ( 0.3- 2.2) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
332 |
90 28.2 (22.9-34.2) |
190 58.6 (52.4-64.6) |
37 10.0 ( 7.0-14.1) |
15 3.2 ( 1.9- 5.5) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
552 |
175 34.9 (30.1-40.1) |
325 56.7 (51.6-61.7) |
45 7.5 ( 5.4-10.3) |
7 0.9 ( 0.4- 1.9) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
425 |
159 37.8 (32.5-43.4) |
245 58.4 (52.8-63.8) |
20 3.7 ( 2.2- 6.0) |
1 0.1 ( 0.0- 0.8) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
444 |
203 46.4 (41.0-51.9) |
225 50.7 (45.3-56.1) |
15 2.6 ( 1.5- 4.4) |
1 0.3 ( 0.0- 2.1) |
| $50,000+ |
773 |
412 51.0 (46.9-55.2) |
340 46.1 (42.0-50.2) |
18 2.6 ( 1.6- 4.3) |
3 0.3 ( 0.1- 0.9) |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
