http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/opinion/sunday/a-formula-for-happiness.html?_r=0
Political junkies might be interested to learn that conservative women are particularly blissful: about 40 percent say they are very happy. That makes them slightly happier than conservative men and significantly happier than liberal women. The unhappiest of all are liberal men; only about a fifth consider themselves very happy.
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