Here's what SMCM physics students predicted.
Next, here is actual data for teachers' rating of their own lives.
Teachers in the United States rate their lives better than all other occupation groups, trailing only physicians.
What factors go into a person's sense of well being?
The Gallup-Healthways study measured:
Emotional health
Healthy behaviors
Access to basic necessities
Physical health
Work environment
Other potentially relevant factors that weren't measured include:
Sense of meaning in our lives
Financial stability
Leisure time
Intellectually and emotionally stimulating work
Schedule (Quality of it and the predictability of it)
Opportunity to learn new skills/knowledge
Relationships
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