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Table 1 Demographics variables for the happy and unhappy groups

From: What differs between happy and unhappy people?

Demographics variables

Happy (N = 400)

Unhappy (N = 400)

Age

  

 Mean (SD)

46 (18.3)

53 (17.2)

 Range

18–86 years

18–85 years

Gender

  

 Women

221 (55 %)

202 (50 %)

 Men

179 (45 %)

198 (50 %)

Education

  

 Elementary (1–8)

98 (24 %)

159 (40 %)

 High school (9–12)

219 (55 %)

183 (46 %)

 Graduate and higher (>12)

83 (21 %)

58 (14 %)

Monthly income divided by number of persons in family (in Euro)a

  

 <70–139

42 (11 %)

50 (23 %)

 140–279

99 (24 %)

145 (37 %)

 280–558

169 (43 %)

110 (28 %)

 559+

84 (22 %)

58 (12 %)

  1. aThe income was recalculated in Euros based on currency rate of November 2008 (1 Euro = 7.18 Croatian Kuna)