All old humans may not be happy, but surveys of Americans taken since 1972 say that more than half of black men and women by the age of 80 are very happy. Older white men and women follow shut behind. Young society, on the other hand: Not even shut.

Only one-third of 18-year-old white men and 28 percent of white women say they are very happy. Young black Americans are even less happy. And Baby Boomers — born amidst 1946 and 1964 — are the least likely to report being happy.

Between 1972 and 2004, happiness trends went like that:

• General levels of happiness did not grow by the years, even though America became a wealthier country.

• Differences in happiness by gender, race, and education level lessened as citizens aged.
• Happiness increased by instance, rising to high levels when folks were older — even for folks facing health problems and the deaths of friends and family.

Why are old

folks so happy? perhaps considering so many of them habitable social lives — volunteering, attending devout activities, spending date with neighbors — or possibly considering they’re able to successfully compare themselves to others and feel pretty lucky with what they’ve got. Or perhaps we all just assume old folks can’t be all that happy, when the reality is much different.

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