Are you satisfied with your personal life situation?

[Value Buy]

www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/02/05/Gallup-poll-86-percent-of-Americans-satisfied-with-their-personal-lives/8211549410877/

Amazingly, it shows young adults as being pretty satisfied, unlike how the media might portray their current life situation.
Remember this is personal life situation and not your political feelings.

[Tennesseer]

Feb 13, 2019 10:38:48 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/02/05/Gallup-poll-86-percent-of-Americans-satisfied-with-their-personal-lives/8211549410877/

Amazingly, it shows young adults as being pretty satisfied, unlike how the media might portray their current life situation.
Remember this is personal life situation and not your political feelings.

From the Gallup link within your link:

Sharpest Drop in "Very Satisfied" Among Young Adults
The 13-percentage-point drop among Democrats is not the largest change in "very satisfied" ratings for a major subgroup since 2017. Young adults' life satisfaction ratings have plummeted 17 points, from 57% of 18- to 29-year-olds very satisfied to 40%.

And politics may very well have something to do with the satisfaction percentage according to the Gallup link:

Changes in satisfaction often reflect respondents' political lenses, such as a buoyancy in Republicans' views of their lives under a president of their own political party, as in 2007 and this year -- while Democrats' ratings have become depressed since Trump took office. Americans who approve of the incumbent president's performance are generally more likely to be very satisfied with their personal lives.

Meanwhile, other sharp changes raise further questions, such as the plunging "very satisfied" ratings among young adults -- though views among this group, like those of racial groups, may be a function of political party identification.

Gallup: Six in Seven Americans Satisfied With Their Personal Lives


Even your UPI link addresses politics:

Political affiliation also had an effect on how satisfied people were with their lives, as 90 percent of Republicans and 87 percent of Democrats said they were satisfied, while 70 percent of Republicans and half of Democrats said they were very satisfied.

[Value Buy]

Tennesseer, as you can tell I said "satisfied" not "very satisfied" in my thread.
I find "very satisfied" to be a huge idea for everyone to capture as their actual stayus where as "satisfied" is an easier description to wrap our minds around.
I was not trying to dodge all the stats, but I know everyone has a good reference point for one, but not for the other choice......
In my and my wife's case we are "satisfied". As we age, and have more health issues, it is hard to categorize us as very satisfied. Financially we are good, but again, who doesn't want to be very very satisfied financially? Then again at our age we worry more about the gkids and hooping they get their act together based on our desires, lol.
I imagine middle aged parents have their qualms about the categories as well as the young, based on their more immediate pressing needs or desires.

[Tennesseer]

Feb 13, 2019 12:00:33 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Tennesseer, as you can tell I said "satisfied" not "very satisfied" in my thread.
I find "very satisfied" to be a huge idea for everyone to capture as their actual stayus where as "satisfied" is an easier description to wrap our minds around.
I was not trying to dodge all the stats, but I know everyone has a good reference point for one, but not for the other choice......
In my and my wife's case we are "satisfied". As we age, and have more health issues, it is hard to categorize us as very satisfied. Financially we are good, but again, who doesn't want to be very very satisfied financially? Then again at our age we worry more about the gkids and hooping they get their act together based on our desires, lol.
I imagine middle aged parents have their qualms about the categories as well as the young, based on their more immediate pressing needs or desires.

VB: In your OP, you wrote: "Remember this is personal life situation and not your political feelings."

Politics very much had to do with a person's level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction in the poll results.

[Value Buy]

Feb 13, 2019 12:13:40 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Feb 13, 2019 12:00:33 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Tennesseer, as you can tell I said "satisfied" not "very satisfied" in my thread.
I find "very satisfied" to be a huge idea for everyone to capture as their actual stayus where as "satisfied" is an easier description to wrap our minds around.
I was not trying to dodge all the stats, but I know everyone has a good reference point for one, but not for the other choice......
In my and my wife's case we are "satisfied". As we age, and have more health issues, it is hard to categorize us as very satisfied. Financially we are good, but again, who doesn't want to be very very satisfied financially? Then again at our age we worry more about the gkids and hooping they get their act together based on our desires, lol.
I imagine middle aged parents have their qualms about the categories as well as the young, based on their more immediate pressing needs or desires.

VB: In your OP, you wrote: "Remember this is personal life situation and not your political feelings."

Politics very much had to do with a person's level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction in the poll results.

I know what the article said, but if it were really true, this board must be overwhelmingly very satisfied by the age demographics here, and we all know 80% of the posters here are mad as hell here and not going to take it anymore and the  % of the conservatives represented on the board are not very happy either/

[Value Buy]

My question for posters is based on your own perspective, how do you describe your perception in life today?
Mine is "satisfied".

[Tennesseer]

Feb 13, 2019 12:18:11 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Feb 13, 2019 12:13:40 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

VB: In your OP, you wrote: "Remember this is personal life situation and not your political feelings."

Politics very much had to do with a person's level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction in the poll results.

I know what the article said, but if it were really true, this board must be overwhelmingly very satisfied by the age demographics here, and we all know 80% of the posters here are mad as hell here and not going to take it anymore and the  % of the conservatives represented on the board are not very happy either/

Yes. A couple of posters based on their age define the rest of the country in their age group.

[ednkris]

Feb 13, 2019 12:27:47 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Feb 13, 2019 12:18:11 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

I know what the article said, but if it were really true, this board must be overwhelmingly very satisfied by the age demographics here, and we all know 80% of the posters here are mad as hell here and not going to take it anymore and the  % of the conservatives represented on the board are not very happy either/

Yes. A couple of posters based on their age define the rest of the country in their age group.

Well isn't that how the dems poll. Lets ask 8 dems if Trump is a good president and 2 republicans. News Flash 80% of the country hates Trump. Heads so far up their own ass they can't see straight

[tallguy]

You have no idea how legitimate polling works, do you?

[Deleted]

No, I am not satisfied with my personal life situation overall. I'm working on it though.

[Tennesseer]

Feb 13, 2019 16:44:17 GMT -5 ednkris said:

Feb 13, 2019 12:27:47 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Yes. A couple of posters based on their age define the rest of the country in their age group.

Well isn't that how the dems poll. Lets ask 8 dems if Trump is a good president and 2 republicans. News Flash 80% of the country hates Trump. Heads so far up their own ass they can't see straight

trump supporters can be called the same. Except their heads aren't so far up their own asses but trump's ass. But hey, his is ass is big enough to fit all your heads.

[ednkris]

Feb 13, 2019 17:14:39 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Feb 13, 2019 16:44:17 GMT -5 ednkris said:

Well isn't that how the dems poll. Lets ask 8 dems if Trump is a good president and 2 republicans. News Flash 80% of the country hates Trump. Heads so far up their own ass they can't see straight

trump supporters can be called the same. Except their heads aren't so far up their own asses but trump's ass. But hey, his is ass is big enough to fit all your heads.

 thank you

[Tennesseer]

Feb 13, 2019 17:16:14 GMT -5 ednkris said:

Feb 13, 2019 17:14:39 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

trump supporters can be called the same. Except their heads aren't so far up their own asses but trump's ass. But hey, his is ass is big enough to fit all your heads.

 thank you

You're welcome! (how can you see to type on your keyboard when your deep in trump's colon?)

[ednkris]

Feb 13, 2019 17:22:16 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Feb 13, 2019 17:16:14 GMT -5 ednkris said:

 thank you

You're welcome! (how can you see to type on your keyboard when your deep in trump's colon?)

i learned from all the Obama supporters. They didn't just have their heads in his ass they pitched tents

[djAdvocate]

answer to question in OP = no. I am a restless soul.

[buystoys]

I am satisfied with where we are in life.  Financially we are pretty well off.  Physically I'm addressing my back issues as much as I can.  I may not ever move easily again, but I can adjust to that given time.

[swamp]

sure 

[OldCoyote]

Feb 13, 2019 12:13:40 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Feb 13, 2019 12:00:33 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Tennesseer, as you can tell I said "satisfied" not "very satisfied" in my thread.
I find "very satisfied" to be a huge idea for everyone to capture as their actual stayus where as "satisfied" is an easier description to wrap our minds around.
I was not trying to dodge all the stats, but I know everyone has a good reference point for one, but not for the other choice......
In my and my wife's case we are "satisfied". As we age, and have more health issues, it is hard to categorize us as very satisfied. Financially we are good, but again, who doesn't want to be very very satisfied financially? Then again at our age we worry more about the gkids and hooping they get their act together based on our desires, lol.
I imagine middle aged parents have their qualms about the categories as well as the young, based on their more immediate pressing needs or desires.

VB: In your OP, you wrote: "Remember this is personal life situation and not your political feelings."

Politics very much had to do with a person's level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction in the poll results.

For a few people, politics effect their attitude,,

But then, most people have a real life!!

[imawino]

Feb 13, 2019 19:22:14 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

answer to question in OP = no. I am a restless soul.

This. I have a good life, so I'm not complaining.   But I am not a person generally prone to feeling content with the status quo.

[happyhoix]

Feb 13, 2019 12:19:23 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

My question for posters is based on your own perspective, how do you describe your perception in life today?
Mine is "satisfied".

So is your theory that dems are less satisfied with their lives due to the current POTUS?

I think those two things rarely coincide. It's possible to be deeply unhappy with our crappy politics while at the same time being very satisfied with your perception in life (as I am).

[Deleted]

How much is enough?

More

I always live in a state of not being satisfied and wanting more and setting new goals.

I did grade 2018 as a big success.

[kadee79]

I'm satisfied with our situation, just frustrated that I'm VERY limited at present since I'm recovering from surgery.  

Now, I were to win one of the big lotteries, I could make a lot of others either satisfied or very unsatisfied….depending on their perception of how I would share.  And I'd leave town too if I won a big one...destination UNDISCLOSED!!!