The given charts provide the information about a survey on satisfaction ratings for married and unmarried people in US, and the results of children on the overall ratings of married couples.
At first glance, the happiness ratings for married people are stable for all of the age groups. However, the satisfaction ratings for unmarried people have a sightly increase at the age 65 and over. Moreovers, the happiness ratings for married couples are the same for the one having children under 18, having children over 18, having no children.
Examining the happiness ratings by marital status and age group reveals that a higher percentage of married individuals compared to unmarried people. Specifically, in age group 18-29 45 percent of married people reported happiness, whereas only 21 percent of unmarried individuals. This trend continues in tha age groups if 30-49, 50-64 and 65 and over, where married individuals consistently show higher satisfaction ratings.
Further into the data on married couples and the children, it is evident that having children under 18 years old impacts the happiness rating of married couples. Couples with children over 18 years old reported 41 percent of happiness ratings, slightly lower than the couples who have no children with 43 percent of happiness ratings. Suprisingly, couples with no child reported a slightly higher happiness ratings than married individuals with 18 children that over 18 years old.