Q. Thinking about your own personal situation, do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
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Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am happy in my personal/family life | 79% | 7% | 29% | 50% | 14% | 5% | 2% | |
| I am happy in my life overall | 74% | 9% | 22% | 52% | 17% | 6% | 3% | |
| I am happy in my social life | 71% | 10% | 22% | 49% | 19% | 8% | 2% | |
| I am happy in my spiritual life | 62% | 7% | 17% | 45% | 31% | 4% | 3% | |
| I am happy in my work life | 52% | 15% | 14% | 38% | 32% | 11% | 4% |
Each statement received majority agreement.
The area in which happiness was the highest was personal/family life, in which 79% were happy. Those most likely to be happy in this area were those aged 65+ (89%), Queenslanders (85%), Liberal/National voters (84%) and those who work full-time (84%). Happiness was by far the lowest in this area amongst those earning less than $31k per year (65%).
The area in which happiness was lowest overall was work life, in which 52% were happy. Those most likely to be happy with their work life were those who are employed (69% of full-time workers, and 67% of part-time workers), as well as those aged 25-34 (58%) and Liberal/National voters (57%).
Additional table
This table provides a cross-tabulation of the proportion who “very strongly” agreed with each statement across a number of demographics.
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Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Green | Vote Other | Male | Female | Earn <$78k | Earn >78k | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ |
| I am happy in my personal/family life | 29% | 22% | 36% | 27% | 36% | 27% | 31% | 27% | 31% | 27% | 25% | 38% |
| I am happy in my social life | 22% | 17% | 26% | 17% | 27% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 23% | 20% | 18% | 28% |
| I am happy in my work life | 14% | 16% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 15% |
| I am happy in my spiritual life | 17% | 15% | 18% | 12% | 25% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 24% |
| I am happy in my life overall | 22% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 23% | 17% | 26% | 21% | 17% | 30% |