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Happiness, Motherhood and the Family
Happiness means different things to different people, and it’s often shaped by our relationships, responsibilities, and the roles we take in life. Arm yourself for the cultural debate on whose life has more meaning – women with children or without?
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Results
#1. According to the Institute for Family Studies, which group of women is more likely to report that their life is enjoyable?
In their March 2025 survey, the Institute of Family Studies found that 47% of women who are married and have children report that life was enjoyable most or all of the time. Comparatively, only 34% of unmarried women without children report the same.
#2. Which group of women is most likely to report feeling lonely, according to the same survey?
Twenty-three percent of the unmarried women with children who were surveyed reported feeling lonely, compared to the eleven percent of married women with children. Twenty percent of the unmarried without children group reported feeling lonely- three percent less than the unmarried with children group
#3. True or False: Married mothers report being less satisfied with the amount of friends they have compared to other women.
When surveyed, married mothers reported satisfaction in equal amounts as other women regarding their friendships. “In addition, unmarried women without children are more likely to report difficulties with making new friends than married and unmarried moms.”
#4. Which group of women is most likely to report receiving physical affection?
Married women, with or without children, report higher levels of receiving physical affection (51%, 52% respectively). Being unmarried seems to make the physical affection drop significantly- with unmarried mothers reporting 29% and unmarried women with no children reporting 17%. Physical affection has been linked with happiness levels
#5. Which group of women is most likely to “strongly agree” that “what they do in life is valuable and worthwhile?”
Married mothers are the most likely group to report that what they do in life is valuable and worthwhile, at 33% of those surveyed reporting so. Unmarried mothers follow close behind in their reports, at 30%. Women without children are less likely to agree with the above statement.
#6. Bonus Question from last time: In the United Kingdom, approximately how many people are arrested per day for “Speech Crimes?”
In 2023, 12,813 people were arrested across the UK in connection to “the Malicious Communication Act 1988.” This breaks down to about 33 arrests a day. “This marks an almost 58 per cent rise in arrests since before the pandemic. In 2019, forces logged 7,734 detentions.” This shows that even countries that are listed as being “open” or “less restricted” according to the Global Expression Report are struggling to hold on to their media freedoms.