I read from Inquirer.net two weeks ago regarding the recent survey conducted by the National Statistics Coordinating Board (NSCB) on what makes the Filipinos happy.
According to the survey, the factors are the following: family life – 88.5%; friends – 83.6%; religion -79.8%; love life – 79.4%; sex life - 72.6% and financial security – 68.8%. The survey shows that we are a family-oriented and friends-loving people. Unlike in America where financial security is the no. 1 source of happiness, for us, it’s the least of all which means that we are happy despite financial difficulties. Sex life is also a source of happiness in America but for us, it’s not reallly that important compared to religion.
In terms of World Happiness Index (WHI), we are in the median compared to other countries. Our index is 6.4. The other poor country India is 6.2. Religious countries like Poland is 6.0 and South Korea is 5.8. The country with the highest WHI is Denmark at 8.2
Isn’t these interesting?
