The charts provide information about happiness ratings for married and unmarried couples by age, from 18-year-old individuals to those aged 60 and over in the USA, and their influence on the happiness of children under 18 and those aged 18 and above by married couples. Happiness rate is measured by percentage.
Overall, it is apparent that married people are happier than those who are not married. In addition, the percentage of unmarried people who belong to the 18 to 29 age group and also the 50 to 64 age group has a similar rate of happiness. In the second chart, the highest percentage of happiness is among married people who have children aged under 18. However, the difference from other age groups is only 2-3%.
First, as unmarried people get older, their happiness rate increases at age 65 and over. In contrast, as married couples get older, their happiness rate decreases slightly with age. The proportion of the 30-49 and 65 and over age groups both of them has 44%.
Additionally, it can be seen that parents who have children under 18 have the majority percentage of 44%, while the minority proportion of parents have no children. The difference between them is insignificant.
