The bar chart illustrates the outcome of survey on happiness ratings between married and unmarried people in the US, and the impact of children in the overall ratings of married partners. Overall, it can be seen that the highest percentage of happiness rates is married people. While, married partner who have children below 18 ages take significant rates of happiness.
The largest percentage of happiness ratings is observed by married people while unmarried saw the least. The age of group between 18 and 29 is a dominant in number of married society, which is 45% whilst the number of happiness rates of people who have not married and aged over 65 years is 34%. The smallest proportion of happiness rates for married people is in the 50-64 age of group at 40%, this number is twofold greater than unmarried people aged 50-60. Interestingly, there are two similar points in the 30-49 and 65 and over age of group, which is almost a half.
Turning to happiness rating of people who have children, marriage partner who have the age of children under 18 years old is the biggest proportion of happiness rates at 44%. Whereas, married partner who have above 18 years old saw the lowest proportion at two-fifths, which is only slight less than both of no children and the age of group below 18.
