People who live in British Columbia were the least satisfied, while those in Ontario were the loneliest, according to the report
released Thursday, found that 61.7 per cent of people in Newfoundland and Labrador considered themselves very satisfied with their lives, while 46.5 per cent who considered their lives very satisfying lived in British Columbia.
Helliwell says the number one predictor of happiness is social connection, and the feeling that other people “have your back.” He describes it as “that sense in which when you are out in public, these are all people that would help you when you fell down and tripped.” The recent Statistics Canada data identifies six factors that contribute to individual quality of life, half of which are directly about social connection: life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, future outlook, loneliness, having someone to count on, and belonging to the local community.Article content
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