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REPORT: TURKS ARE AMONG UNHAPPIEST NATIONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 14, 2011 - 18:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A new report by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) that aims to paint a comprehensive
picture of well-being in OECD countries and other major economies by
looking at people's material living conditions and quality of life
across the population has found that Turks are the 32nd happiest among
those in the 40 countries that were studied, Today's Zaman reports.
In the "How's Life?" initiative, the results of which were published
online on Oct. 12, The OECD studied 11 specific aspects of life that
are believed to contribute to the overall well-being of people across
the world. The organization looked at parameters such as income, jobs,
housing, health and work-life balance to assess how people perceive
the quality of their lives.
The report shows that income is a prime contributing factor
to well-being, yet so are less obvious factors such as a clean
environment, health and safe neighborhoods. According to the report,
when respondents were asked whether they are satisfied with their life,
Danes rated their life satisfaction at 7.8 on average and topped the
list. Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Australia,
Israel and Finland were the next most satisfied, followed by people
in Ireland, Austria and the United States. Turkey ranked 32nd in this
category. When asked the question "How are you feeling today?" Danes
again came in at the top, with approximately 88 percent responding that
they felt positive emotions, while Turkey hit the bottom on this scale.
The report found that Norwegians, Finns and Danes are the most
politically active, with more than 60 percent saying they had
contacted a politician, signed a petition, worked with a pressure
group or demonstrated in the past year, while Turks, Portuguese and
Russians reported the lowest levels of activism.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 14, 2011 - 18:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A new report by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) that aims to paint a comprehensive
picture of well-being in OECD countries and other major economies by
looking at people's material living conditions and quality of life
across the population has found that Turks are the 32nd happiest among
those in the 40 countries that were studied, Today's Zaman reports.
In the "How's Life?" initiative, the results of which were published
online on Oct. 12, The OECD studied 11 specific aspects of life that
are believed to contribute to the overall well-being of people across
the world. The organization looked at parameters such as income, jobs,
housing, health and work-life balance to assess how people perceive
the quality of their lives.
The report shows that income is a prime contributing factor
to well-being, yet so are less obvious factors such as a clean
environment, health and safe neighborhoods. According to the report,
when respondents were asked whether they are satisfied with their life,
Danes rated their life satisfaction at 7.8 on average and topped the
list. Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Australia,
Israel and Finland were the next most satisfied, followed by people
in Ireland, Austria and the United States. Turkey ranked 32nd in this
category. When asked the question "How are you feeling today?" Danes
again came in at the top, with approximately 88 percent responding that
they felt positive emotions, while Turkey hit the bottom on this scale.
The report found that Norwegians, Finns and Danes are the most
politically active, with more than 60 percent saying they had
contacted a politician, signed a petition, worked with a pressure
group or demonstrated in the past year, while Turks, Portuguese and
Russians reported the lowest levels of activism.