Here's Hoping You'll Be Very Happy To Have Read About This New Study

Is everybody happy? Not according to polling by the Pew Research Center. And several characteristics turn out to be significantly predictive of whether people see themselves as happy.

Thirty-four percent of adults said they’re “very happy,” with another 50 percent “pretty happy” and 15 percent “not too happy.” For all the ups and downs in the world, the figures have barely budged over the past three decades. Of the many factors tested in the study, the strongest predictor of happiness was robust health.