A survey from 2023 found that ** percent of Gen Z adults aged 24 to 26 years in the United States considered themselves to be a very happy or somewhat happy person. This share was almost the same for those aged 18 to 23, but higher for those aged 12 to 17.
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Walton Family Foundation. (April 7, 2024). Percentage of Gen Z respondents in the United States who considered themselves to be a happy person as of 2023, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1613200/gen-z-who-were-happy-people-by-age-us/
Walton Family Foundation. "Percentage of Gen Z respondents in the United States who considered themselves to be a happy person as of 2023, by age." Chart. April 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1613200/gen-z-who-were-happy-people-by-age-us/
Walton Family Foundation. (2024). Percentage of Gen Z respondents in the United States who considered themselves to be a happy person as of 2023, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1613200/gen-z-who-were-happy-people-by-age-us/
Walton Family Foundation. "Percentage of Gen Z Respondents in The United States Who Considered Themselves to Be a Happy Person as of 2023, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1613200/gen-z-who-were-happy-people-by-age-us/
Walton Family Foundation, Percentage of Gen Z respondents in the United States who considered themselves to be a happy person as of 2023, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1613200/gen-z-who-were-happy-people-by-age-us/ (last visited July 04, 2025)
Percentage of Gen Z respondents in the United States who considered themselves to be a happy person as of 2023, by age [Graph], Walton Family Foundation, April 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1613200/gen-z-who-were-happy-people-by-age-us/