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They're so dissatisfied with life that on the happiness meter, men this age score well below just about everyone else in society, including teenagers, the elderly and women of all ages, reports London's Evening Standard of a study conducted by the British government. Sadly, it's not until men reach age 65 that they start enjoying life as much as they did when they were in their late teens and early 20s. For this study, more than 1,600 people were asked to score their happiness on a scale of one to 10 as part of the British Market Research Bureau survey of Britons' attitudes towards themselves. With 10 the highest score, the average level of satisfaction for men and women was 7.3. Men's happiness through the years on a scale of one to 10: Women reported that their unhappiest years were between the ages of 25 and 34 when they were coping with the incessant demands of young children; however, their wellbeing rose steadily as they got older, peaking at 7.65 when they passed their 65th birthday. Men may be unhappy, but it's the women who worry. Almost half of all women said they worry, compared with less than a third of men. And the happiest time of life? Generally, both men and women said the best time of their life was their college years, followed closely by their retirement years. --From the Editors at Netscape | |||||||||||||||||||||
With the professional demands of a job and the financial demands of a young family, men are unhappiest between the ages of 35 and 44, a time when they are most likely to have a mid-life crisis. 
