{"id":166182,"date":"2024-05-14T09:50:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=166182"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:14:12","slug":"life-satisfaction-and-sources-of-joy-for-latinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2024\/05\/14\/life-satisfaction-and-sources-of-joy-for-latinas\/","title":{"rendered":"3. Life satisfaction and sources of joy for Latinas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Similar shares of Hispanic women and men say they are satisfied with their family and social lives and the quality of life in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some groups of Latinas are more likely to feel upbeat about their lives than others. Immigrants, Republicans and older age groups are more likely than other Latinas to say they are happy and to be satisfied with their family life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This chapter explores Latinas\u2019 satisfaction and happiness with life and the things in life that bring them joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How satisfied are Latinas with their lives?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Over half (56%) of Hispanic women say they are extremely or very satisfied with their family life. Smaller shares are satisfied with their social life (36%) and the quality of life in their local community (34%). Just one-in-five Hispanic women (21%) say they are satisfied with their personal financial situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hispanic men have mostly similar views, though they are somewhat more likely to say they are extremely or very satisfied with their social life (41%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Latinas say they have enough time to do the things they want to do,<\/strong> with 34% saying they extremely or very often have enough time and 45% saying they sometimes have the time. Similar shares of men say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Overall, 88% of Hispanic women are at least somewhat satisfied with their family life. Half or more are extremely or very satisfied<\/em> with their family life across all age groups, education levels, immigrant generations and political party affiliations. However, there are some differences within these groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n