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With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, an international poll has showed that more people feel happy and financially secure if they are in a relationship than being single.
Nearly 80 percent of more than 18,000 adults questioned in an online Ipsos poll in 15 countries who were part of a couple said they were happy, compared with 67 percent of singles.
Canadian couples were the most content at 90 percent, compared with 53 percent of Hungarians, according to the survey released on Wednesday by the independent market research firm.
“Based on our research, people in relationships say they’re happier,” said Janis Gilman, global marketing director for Ipsos.
She said the survey grouped singles with divorcees and widows, which are “all factors that play a negative role in one’s happiness and financial security.”
In Japan, 53 percent of singles said they were happy, compared with 77 percent of people in a relationship.
In the United States, 74 percent of singles said they were happy, compared with 89 percent of people in a relationship.
Couples were least happy in Hungary and Spain at around 50 percent. Argentine singles and couples tied, with 65 percent in both groups saying they were happy.
“This could have gone either way, given the trials and tribulations that can come from either circumstance. Being in a relationship could have a lot of positives and negatives,” said Keren Gottfried, senior research manager at Ipsos.
In addition to happiness, being in a relationship also has a positive impact on financial security, according to the poll.
Swedes reported the highest level of financial security of any country and the greatest gap between singles and couples. Sixty percent of couples felt their financial situation was strong, 20 percent more than singles.
Canada and the United States followed with the next highest percentages of both singles and couples saying they thought their finances were strong.
In the US, 42 percent of couples said they felt financially secure, compared with 27 percent of single people.
Japan and South Korea tied for the lowest sense of financial security for singles, with only 11 percent.
In Italy and Hungary, more singles than couples said their financial situation was strong.
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