(AP) - Some demographics and details about people who describe themselves as "very satisfied" with their lives. Results come from polling conducted for the Associated Press by Ipsos-Public Affairs. The poll of 1,001 adults was taken Aug. 16-18 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, larger for subgroups.
In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in your life at this time? Would you say ....
_Very satisfied, 38 percent
_Somewhat satisfied, 42 percent
_Somewhat dissatisfied, 11 percent
_Very dissatisfied, 8 percent
_Not sure, 1 percent
Groups most likely to be "very satisfied" with their lives.
_Investors earning more than $100,000 a year, 61 percent
_Active investors, 58 percent
_People earning more than $75,000 a year, 56 percent
_Republicans, 55 percent (compared with Democrats at 27 percent)
_College graduates, 51 percent (compared with 33 percent for those with some college and 30 percent of those with a high school education or less)
_Married with children, 49 percent
_Married women, 48 percent
_Married men, 46 percent
_Those working less than 35 hours per week, 45 percent
_People satisfied with their jobs, 44 percent
_Homeowners, 43 percent
_Whites, 42 percent (compared with 20 percent of non-whites)
Groups most likely to say they are somewhat/very dissatisfied with their lives.
_People who are dissatisfied with their jobs, 45 percent
_Men without any college education, 33 percent
_People earning under $25,000 per year, 29 percent
_Those with a high school education or less, 28 percent
_Non-whites, 28 percent
_Non-married men, 27 percent
_Renters, 26 percent
_Men over 45, 25 percent
_Women without any college education, 24 percent
_Non-investors, 24 percent
_Whites over 45, 22 percent
_Women over 45, 21 percent
