Happiness among East Midlands people is heavily influenced by the weather

By Gay Bolton
Published 20th Mar 2019, 15:28 GMT
Updated 20th Mar 2019, 16:33 GMT

It's International Happiness Day today and even the sun came out to put a smile on our faces.

People in the East Midlands say the weather plays an essential part of the happiness day to day, according to the results of a survey by Capri-Sun to mark their partnership with CLIC Sargent, the leading charity for young people with cancer. Here are the other factors which make us happy:

Happiness survey.placeholder image
Happiness survey.
A quiet moment's peace first thing in the morning makes 36 percent of East Midlands residents happy.placeholder image
A quiet moment's peace first thing in the morning makes 36 percent of East Midlands residents happy.
Ticking off a long-awaited chore puts a smile on the face of 60 percent of East Midlands surveyed.placeholder image
Ticking off a long-awaited chore puts a smile on the face of 60 percent of East Midlands surveyed.
Winding down with a book in bed is a little thing which 48% of East Midlanders cherish at the end of a busy day.placeholder image
Winding down with a book in bed is a little thing which 48% of East Midlanders cherish at the end of a busy day.
Parents say doing arts and crafts activity with their kids is an essential part of a happy weekend. Several of them said that they remembered doing it when they were children.placeholder image
Parents say doing arts and crafts activity with their kids is an essential part of a happy weekend. Several of them said that they remembered doing it when they were children.
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