Global poll: can money buy happiness?

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A new Gallup poll of more than 136,000 people from 132 countries around the world and a broad range of ethnic and economic backgrounds finds that, while people generally associated having more money with a greater satisfaction with their overall quality of life, when researchers focused on other measures of happiness — day to day feelings of joy and contentment — they found the link to wealth was far weaker.

Research: Happiness Surges After Age 50

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Results of a phone survey of more than 340,000 Americans suggest that stress and worry decrease — and happiness surges — after middle age.