http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25438/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/bbc-gives-false-impression-affluent-west-unhappy <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> British news network emphasizes midlife ‘dip,’ even though Westerners are world’s happiest people. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">It’s no surprise that people living in the economically prosperous West told Gallup they were relatively happy. Conversely, those living in the former Soviet Union and sub-Saharan Africa reported being much less happy.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/bbc-gives-false-impression-affluent-west-unhappy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Economy International Media affluence BBC Happiness midlife Polling spin Statistics Westerners Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:27:48 +0000 julia.seymour 47561 at http://archive2.mrc.org