Mexicans Score Higher on Happiness Index Compared to Last Year Mexico News Daily
go to original March 30, 2023

The mood of adult Mexicans has gone back up to what it was just before the pandemic, according to data from the latest iteration of an annual federal well-being survey.

Carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the National Self-Reported Well-Being Survey showed the “mood balance” of Mexicans in January 2023 to be 6.5 points on a scale of 1 to 10 — the same as it was in January 2020.

It higher than the 6.2 points registered in January 2022.

The survey is taken in the first month of each quarter and focuses on three dimensions of well-being: mental balance, satisfaction levels (with life in general and with specific areas of it) and eudaemonia, or spiritual well-being, which relates to a sense of purpose in life.

INEGI said the survey offers representative information on adults in 32 cities in Mexico. Respondents are presented with various questions about their state of mind on the previous day, addressing mood, vitality, stress, tranquility and excitement, and asked to give a rating.

The results, released Feb. 28, show that Mexicans’ highest level of satisfaction is in personal relationships, with an 8.8 score, followed by:

• Housing, at 8.7
• Volunteer or work activity, also at 8.7
• Achievements in life, at 8.5
• State of health, at 8.5
• Future prospects, also at 8.5
• Leisure time, at 7.8
• Public safety, at 7.1

The lowest rating was given to the area of security, with an average of 5.4. It was below the 5.6 reported in January 2022.

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