The happiest retirees in Europe live in Switzerland. According to a study published Wednesday, 80% of people aged 65 to 80 established in Switzerland are very satisfied with their existence.
They made a predominantly positive judgment on their leisure activities, their social contacts, their health, as well as their mobility and their trips, reveals this investigation Produced with 2063 people by the Yougov Institute on behalf of the insurer Swiss Life.
People with high income were on average more satisfied than those with low incomes. In addition, general satisfaction is lower than the subjective state of health is bad.
No difference men-female
No difference is observed between men and women, neither between people without children or people aged 65 or over with descendants, nor even between seniors with or without grandchildren. The couples were however happier than the single people.
Nowhere in Europe, there is a proportion of the retired population (very) happy with their life as strong as in Switzerland, adds Swiss Life, which bases its calculations on data from the Eurostat Institute. In other age groups too, the Swiss are generally happier than other Europeans.
Note that in Scandinavia, Austria, Ireland or Malta, retirees are also happier in their lives than their younger compatriots.
Guard of grandchildren
Less than 65 to 74 years old feel at least sometimes alone in Switzerland. About 60% of 65 to 80 years have grandchildren and almost two-thirds of grandparents keep them at least once a month.
A large number of respondents devote time to reading every day (77%), television (76%) or household chores (59%). The latter are supported much more often by women (74%) than by men (42%).
In addition, almost a third of seniors (30%) use social networks every day like Instagram or Facebook, but more of them do not do so (39%).
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