People with Kids Laugh, Smile and Are Stressed
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Goodshoot/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — What’s the matter with kids today? Not a lot, according to most adults who have youngsters running around the house although they’ll admit that the responsibility of being a parent is also a strain.
A survey of more than 131,000 adults by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that 84.1 percent of parents with children under 18 — about 36,000 of those interviewed — said they smiled or laughed a lot on a daily basis.
Meanwhile, 79.6 percent of survey respondents with no kids in the house reported the same thing.
However, having kids isn’t all fun and games as just about any parent will attest. The poll also reveals that just over 45 percent of people with kids who aren’t adults yet experience greater stress. That’s compared with just under 37 percent of people who don’t live with children.
Interestingly, more women than men feel stress in both groups while they’re both on the same level when it comes to laughing and smiling.
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