A large share of Japanese respondents, about 49 percent, stated that feeling in control of one's life contributes to some extent to their personal happiness, according to a survey conducted in June 2019 by Ipsos on happiness. Among 28 countries in the survey, Japan showed the lowest share of respondents claiming to gain happiness from the feeling of self-determination, outdone only by South Korean respondents.
Opinion on feeling in control of life as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019
Original question: "Feeling in control of my life: Does or could give me greatest happiness, does or could give me some happiness, doesn't or couldn't make me happy or happier, does not apply to me."
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Ipsos. (August 26, 2019). Opinion on feeling in control of life as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065187/japan-opinion-control-own-life-happiness-level/
Ipsos. "Opinion on feeling in control of life as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019." Chart. August 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065187/japan-opinion-control-own-life-happiness-level/
Ipsos. (2019). Opinion on feeling in control of life as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065187/japan-opinion-control-own-life-happiness-level/
Ipsos. "Opinion on Feeling in Control of Life as Source of Personal Happiness among People in Japan as of June 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065187/japan-opinion-control-own-life-happiness-level/
Ipsos, Opinion on feeling in control of life as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065187/japan-opinion-control-own-life-happiness-level/ (last visited January 21, 2022)
