Self-Employed Are The Happiest
Business owners are the happiest workers in America, according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index poll data collected from January to August. Transportation and manufacturing workers have the lowest overall well-being.
Some other observations:
• The three occupations with the highest levels of well-being are those with the highest household income.
• Self-employed workers also work the most hours per week.
• Farm workers, fishers and forestry workers exhibit the healthiest habits — good diet, frequent exercise and low smoking rates.
• Construction workers and managers/executives score the best on overall health, as determined by measures of chronic illnesses.
Photo by The New York Times.
Dape on September 21st, 2009 1:16 am
It matters not what you do its how you feel inside. These type of surveys are based on rubbish. I am not surprised that our youngsters take on the wrong values if there thoughts are guided by material success.
Alistair on September 21st, 2009 3:16 am
Being self-employed has it’s draw backs, especially when you are working from your own home. But overall I prefer it much more to working for anyone else.
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