Metropole - October 2017

QUOTES, STATS & NUMBERS

SOURCE: ÖSTERREICHISCHE LOTTERIEN - MARKET INSTITUT: UMFRAGE ZUM GLÜCKSEMPFINDEN DER ÖSTERREICHER, 2016

THE

SIX KEY

FACTORS

AUSTRIA

The

good

LIFE

FOR AUSTRIANS

The good life for most

Austrians has

four main aspects:

Then come

(in order of importance):

Social/human factors

clearly rank higher than

material ones!

78%

good health

49%

a stable job

70%

family

57%

friends

64%

a good long-term

relationship

60%

a fulfilling

activity

53%

enjoyment of

small

things

43%

successfully

overcoming

CRISES

Felix Austria

leads the U.S. and Europe

in self-reported

happiness

45%

a beloved

hobby

37%

home

ownership

In general, Austrians are

more satisfied with their

lives than the OECD average.

When asked to rate their general satisfaction with life

on a scale from 0 to 10, Austrians gave it a 7.

grade on average, higher than the

OECD average of 6.5.

WHAT DOES A GOOD LIFE ENTAIL?

1

2

3

4

(^56)
7
8
9
10
0
AUSTRIANS
OECD AVERAGE
World Happiness Report 2017
GDP PER CAPITA

1. SUPPORTSOCIAL


2. 
   

   PERCEIVED FREEDOM TO MAKE LIFE DECISIONS
   0.568TRUST

   
   


3. 
   

   GENEROSITY0.
   HEALTHY YEARS OF LIFE
   EXPECTANCY

   
   


4. 
   

   HAPPINESSRESIDUAL

   
   


5. 
   

   Respondents in more than 150 countries were asked to evaluate their current lives on a ladder where zero
   represents the worst possible life and ten the best possible. The World Happiness Report then aims to link
   these findings to data – the remaining gap is explained by “residual happiness.”
   AUSTRIA

   
   


6. 
   

   UNITED STATES

   
   


7. 
   

   EUROPE

   
   


8. 
   

   WORLD

   
   


9. 
   

   SOURCE: OECD BETTER LIFE INDEX SOURCE: WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2017