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. 2024 May 2;12:1338494. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1338494

Table 2.

Percentages of happiness states among friends.

YES, I am happy NO, I’m not happy
Educational level
0 = Lower than primary education 1.89% 5.22%
1 = Primary education 2.01% 4.64%
2 = First stage of secondary education and similar 11.97% 17.40%
3 = Second stage of secondary education and similar 11.96% 10.88%
4 = Non-higher post-secondary education 0.07% 0.02%
5 = Higher level vocational training, plastic arts and design and sports studies and equivalent; own university degrees that require a high school certificate, of an equal or greater duration of 2 years 5.45% 4.52%
6 = University degrees of more than 240 ECTS credits, university diplomates/junior college graduates, own university degrees as an expert or specialist, and similar 5.26% 4.64%
7 = University degrees of more than 240 ECTS credits, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and specialties in Health Sciences through the residency system, and similar 7.05% 5.62%
8 = Doctoral studies 0.47% 0.40%
Profession
0 = Military occupations 75.46% 24.54%
1 = Directors and managers 47.77% 52.23%
2 = Technicians and scientific professionals and intellectuals 58.23% 41.77%
3 = Technicians, support professionals 55.28% 44.72%
4 = Accounting, administrative and other office employees 52.18% 47.82%
5 = Catering, personal, protection and sales service workers 43.35% 56.65%
6 = Qualified workers in the agricultural, livestock, forestry and fishing sectors 43.72% 56.28%
7 = Skilled workers from the manufacturing industries and construction (except installation and machinery operators) 43.95% 56.05%
8 = Facility and machinery operators, and assemblers 45.02% 54.98%
9 = Elementary occupations 42.57% 57.43%
Income
€0.00 45.43% 54.57%
<450€ 38.82% 61.18%
€451–€900 35.87% 64.13%
€901–€1,600 44.93% 55.07%
€1,601–€2,500 52.39% 47.61%
€2,501–€3,000 53.08% 46.92%
3,000 < € 56.19% 43.81%