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Disability and happiness.


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 born with a disability are likely to be happier than individuals who experienced a disability later in life, according to according to
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 a study reported in Social Science & Medicine. The study examines the factors that are related to people with disabilities and is based on Statistics Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of  data. The study found that the sense of well being is independent of the type of physical disability.

However, people with mental disabilities have lower levels of well-being than those with physical disabilities. Also, people with more severe disabilities are less happy than those with less severe disabilities. Overall, about 21% of people with disabilities reported being "very happy," 65% "pretty happy," and the remaining 14% "not too happy."

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Publication:Community Action
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Date:Oct 23, 2006
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