Overview of the various distinguished publics included in the World Database of Happiness

Date of overview: 2012-05-17; the database may be changed later on.
The World Database of Happiness is a collection of research findings on happiness. These findings come both from studies among the general population and studies in special publics such as eldery persons or lottery winners. Below is a list of publics. If you click the hyperlinked categories you get the excerpts of research findings among that kind of people.
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Categories General publics

 Number of studies
Age range 
keywords: generation, cohort 
• 12+ aged7
• 14+ aged3
• 15+ aged58
• 16+ aged55
• 17+ aged1
• 18+ aged255
keywords: adults 
• 20+ aged2
keywords: adults 
• 21+ aged33
keywords: adults 
• 25+ aged3
• 14-18 aged 
keywords: adolesecents 
• 15-64 aged 
• 18-65 aged6
keywords: adults 
• 20-50 aged 
• 20-59 aged1
keywords: adults 
• 20-65 aged 
• 20-69 aged3
keywords: adults 
• Adults, varying age ranges2
• Adults, age range not reported70
AREA 
keywords: place, territory 
• World16
keywords: global 
• Part of the world17
keywords: hemissphere 
• Set of nations68
• Nation244
keywords: country, land 
• Region in nation39
keywords: county, district, province, state 
• Place in nation37
keywords: city, location, settlement, town, village 
• Rural areas4
keywords: country side 
• Urban areas11
keywords: metropolis, city 


Categories Special publics
Age groups 
keywords: Generation 
• Infants7
keywords: babies 
• Todlers 
• Basic school children21
keywords: elementary school pupils, basic school 
• Teens, adolescents45
keywords: Teenagers, puberty 
• Adolescents 
• Twens9
keywords: 20-30 aged 
• Young adults 
keywords: 20-30 aged 
• Adults77
• Working age28
keywords: labour force 
• Middle aged18
keywords: 40-60 aged 
• In menopause2
• Elderly109
keywords: 65+ aged, retired, old age 
• Very old5
• Generation8
keywords: age group, cohort 
• Various age groups 
CHILDREN 
keywords: descentants, offspring 
• Children living with single parent1
keywords: broken home 
• Gifted children1
keywords: genius, high IQ 
• Handicaped children2
keywords: special need, invalid 
• Twins4
keywords: identical, fraternal, mono-zigous 
• Children of divorce1
keywords: broken home 
CONVINCTIONS 
keywords: values, beliefs 
• Religious 
keywords: church, faith, God, spiritual 
• Feminists2
keywords: emancipation 
COMMUNAL LIVING 
keywords: commune, group home 
• Living in Kibutz2
keywords: collective farm, Israel 
• Communal housing2
keywords: collective 
• Company town1
ETHNIC GROUP1
keywords: minority, social group, race 
• Ethnic groups in USA 
keywords: race 
• Whites in USA26
keywords: Caucasian, European Americans 
• Blacks in USA5
keywords: coloured, African Americans 
• Ethnic groups in other nations3
keywords: minority 
• Non-modern cultures2
keywords: developing, non-western, primitive 
EDUCATION 
keywords: schooling 
• Highschool pupils24
keywords: learner, student 
• Students143
keywords: undergraduate, graduate, university 
• Trainees4
keywords: appentice, novice 
• Allumni4
keywords: graduate, former student 
• School-leavers3
keywords: graduate 
• Well educated3
keywords: cultured, learned, knowledgeble 
EMPLOYMENT 
keywords: in labour force, job, work 
• Not Employed1
keywords: jobless, unemployed, unwaged 
• Unemployed16
keywords: jobless, unwaged 
• Housewives10
keywords: home maker 
• Retired21
keywords: pensioner 
• Employed46
keywords: job, work 
• Employers 
keywords: boss, manager, owner 
• Employees15
keywords: staff, worker 
• Employees of a firm9
FAMILY 
keywords: kin, primary group 
• Couples10
keywords: bond, marriage, pair 
• Heads of households6
keywords: boss 
• Family members2
keywords: kin, relatives 
• Spouse2
keywords: husband, wife, partner 
• living with family3
keywords: living with parents 
• Housewives 
keywords: Home maker 
GENDER 
keywords: sexe 
• Male50
keywords: boys, men 
• Female69
keywords: girls, women 
GENERAL PUBLIC, see AREA1
HEALTH1
keywords: ill, fit, morbidity 
• Mental Patients33
keywords: disorder, disturbed, mad 
• Medical Patients65
keywords: disase, ill 
• Handicapped11
keywords: disabled, invalid 
• Drug use2
keywords: addition, dependency, substance use 
• Tranquillizer users1
keywords: sedative 
• Overweight3
keywords: BMI, fat 
• Died later1
keywords: death, mortality 
INCOME 
keywords: earning, pay, salary, wage 
• Rich1
keywords: affluent, wealthy, well to do 
• Poor2
keywords: deprived, needy 
• Welfare Recipients2
keywords: dole, on social security 
• Recent income change1
INSTITUTIONAL LIVING 
• Living in hospital3
• Living in nursing home7
• Living in cloister4
keywords: monk, nun 
• Living in foster home2
• Living in retirement home2
INTELLIGENCE 
• Gifted4
• Retarded1
keywords: Dow syndrome, low IQ 
LIFE-HISTORY 
keywords: background 
• Organ donors2
• Veterans3
keywords: militair, soldier, war 
LIFE-STYLE 
keywords: way of life 
• Homosexuals1
keywords: gay 
• Lottery players/winners6
keywords: pool 
• Back-to-the-land mini-farmers5
• Tourists4
keywords: holliday, travel 
LIFE-STRESS3
• Recent loss3
keywords: bereaved 
• Recent divorce6
keywords: separated 
• Recent unemployment7
• Accident victims5
keywords: disaster, mishap 
• Recent change in institutional setting3
• People in transition18
keywords: life phase 
• Recent hospitalisation8
keywords: medical treatment 
LOVE-LIFE 
keywords: affection, sex 
• Dating couples1
keywords: court, relationship 
MARITAL STATUS1
keywords: matrimony, wedded 
• Non-Married10
keywords: single 
• Married33
keywords: wedded 
• Divorced12
keywords: separated 
• Widowed1
keywords: bereaved, loss, widow 
• Remarried1
MIGRATION 
keywords: emigrant, expat, immigrant, wanderer 
• Ex-migrantworkers2
• Immigrants8
keywords: new comer 
• Refugees4
keywords: exile 
MEMBERSHIPS 
keywords: association, club, social participation 
• Union members1
keywords: trade union 
• Singles association1
• Student sorority1
keywords: student house 
• Professional association1
• Church3
keywords: temple 
NON-MAINSTREAM2
keywords: abnormal, deviant 
OCCUPATION 
keywords: job, profession, work 
• Academics12
keywords: scholar, professor, researcher 
• Administrative2
keywords: clerck 
• Artists2
keywords: actor, musician, painter, singer, writer 
• Clergy4
keywords: church, pastor 
• Commercial 
keywords: business 
• Farmers6
keywords: agriculture 
• Fishers1
keywords: sailors 
• Industry10
• Labourers, blue collar5
keywords: worker 
• Managers8
keywords: boss 
• Military7
keywords: soldier 
• Miners1
• Nurses1
keywords: health care professional 
• Physicians1
keywords: health care professional 
• Service5
• Social Workers1
• Students21
keywords: pupil 
• Teachers3
keywords: school, professor 
• Telephone operators1
PERSONALITY 
keywords: character 
• Pessimistic2
keywords: optimist 
• Ambitious 
• Cheerfull7
keywords: happy, gloomy, depressed 
PARENTHOOD 
keywords: mother, father 
• Childless1
keywords: cheldfree 
• Parents5
keywords: mother, father 
• Parents with children at home12
• Parents in empty nest phase2
• Parents of handicapped children2
• Parents of students 
• Mothers24
keywords: mum 
• Working mothers10
• Fathers1
keywords: dad 
• Single parents3
keywords: lone parents, broken home 
• Abusing parents1
• Step-parents 
• Divorced parents1
keywords: broken home 
POSSESSIONS 
keywords: assets 
• Car-owners1
keywords: automobile 
PRISONERS2
keywords: criminal, inmate, jail 
PROSTITUTES1
keywords: hooker, sex worker, whore 
• prostitute clients1
keywords: whore hopper 
RELIGION 
keywords: belief, conviction 
• Catholics4
keywords: Roman Catholic 
RESIDENCE 
keywords: living environment, place 
• Retirement community1
keywords: old age residence 
• Rural13
keywords: country 
• Urban10
keywords: town, metropolitan 
• Metropolitan24
keywords: big city 
• Poor or prosperous area 
keywords: back ward 
• Sub-urban2
• planned/unplanned community1
• Homeless2
keywords: destitute 
SOCIAL STATUS 
keywords: class, position, prestige 
• Upper class1
keywords: high 
• Middle class8
keywords: white collar 
• Lower class8
keywords: blue collar 
SPORTS 
keywords: Athletic 
• Sporters 
• Athletes1
THERAPY 
keywords: treatment, intervention 
• Earlier in therapy1
• Therapy clients5
• Therapists1
MISCELLANEOUS8