Americans' self-reported happiness has significantly declined since the pandemic, reaching unprecedented lows. Economist Sam Peltzman notes that this drop disproportionately affected high-income, college-educated individuals, contradicting theories solely based on affordability crises. His research indicates a growing divide in happiness, with married individuals remaining largely content while unmarried adults report significant unhappiness, suggesting a societal segregation based on marital status. AI
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- Booth School of Business
- Brad Wilcox
- Fortune
- General Social Survey
- Great Recession
- Institute for Family Studies
- Sam Peltzman
- The Anatomy of Marital Happiness
- University of Chicago
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