首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Happiness is directly related to how much money we make. We’ve known that for a while. So it shouldn’t be surprising that our ea
Happiness is directly related to how much money we make. We’ve known that for a while. So it shouldn’t be surprising that our ea
admin
2016-06-30
24
问题
Happiness is directly related to how much money we make. We’ve known that for a while. So it shouldn’t be surprising that our earnings also correlate with suicide rates. A new paper from the San Francisco Federal Reserve shows that, all else being equal, suicide risks are higher in wealthier neighborhoods, a morbid demonstration of the folly of trying to "keep up with the Joneses".
Daniel Wilson, senior economist at the San Francisco Fed, and two co-authors found that for two individuals with the same income but living in two different counties, the one who lives in the county with a higher average income is 4. 5% more likely to commit suicide. At first it might seem surprising, but it begins to make sense when you think about how we tend to compare ourselves to those around us.
You might assume that suicide rates would be elevated in lower-income neighborhoods and counties, and the study’s authors do point to findings that higher income generally lowers suicide risk. For example, an individual with family income less than $ 10,000 is 50% more likely to commit suicide than an individual with income above $60,000.
The twist comes when you look at low-income individuals who live in high-income areas. According to the study, they face greater suicide risk than those living in low-income areas. The study’s authors call it a "behavioral response to unfavorable interpersonal income comparisons".
The study’s co-authors analyzed two independent sets of data to come up with their findings: the National Longitudinal Morality Study and the National Center for Health Statistics’ Multiple Cause of Death Files combined with information from the 1990 census.
Not surprisingly, being unemployed is also a factor in suicide risk. The Fed study found that suicide risk for the unemployed is 72% higher than for someone who is working.
Previous studies have found that $ 75,000 is the earnings tipping point in terms of happiness: Anything above that mark has no long-term effect on happiness, but each dollar below the $75,000 figure decreases happiness.
The Fed study has discovered a new benchmark: $34,000. Make anything less than that and your risk of suicide increases by 50% : but raise your income from $ 34,000 to as high as $ 102,000 and suicide rates decrease only marginally.
Unfortunately, our self-reported happiness levels are largely based on comparisons with others—and proximity to. more successful people makes us view our own situation negatively. The easiest way to solve this? Try to forget about what’s happening on the other side of the fence. It’s not always greener.
Findings of the Fed study include all the following EXCEPT______.
选项
A、suicide risk also relates to one’s work status
B、making less than $34,000 means a higher suicide risk
C、each dollar above $ 75,000 is effective on happiness
D、income from $34,000 to $ 102,000 weighs a little influence
答案
C
解析
细节题。由第七段中previous studies have found that$75,000 is the earnings tipping point in terms ofhappiness:Anything above that mark has no long—term effect on happiness可知,[C]属于previousstudies的观点,并非Fed study的观点,且[C]项表述与原文中has no long—term effect不符,故为答案。根据第六段第二句The Fed study found that suicide risk for the unemployed in 72%higher than forsomeone who is working.可排除[A];根据第八段中the Fed Study has discovered a new benchmark:$34.000.Make anything less than that and your risk of suicide increases by 50%可排除[B];根据第八段中but raise your income from $34,000 to as high as $102,000 and suicide rates decrease onlymarginally可排除[D]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bFPK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Asimplecomputerprogramthatteacheschildrentodistinguishbetweensoundscandramatically【C1】______theirlisteningskills.
Asimplecomputerprogramthatteacheschildrentodistinguishbetweensoundscandramatically【C1】______theirlisteningskills.
Writeanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:Emerson’spaperranksonthetopandearnsfameforthe
Whichofthefollowingdatesareavailableforthewomanandherhusband’sholiday?
Afacialexpressionresultsfromoneormoremotionsorpositionsofthemusclesoftheface.Thesemovements【C1】______theemot
Itwasonlyafewweeksaftermysurgery,andIwenttoDr.Belt’sofficeforacheckup.Itwasjustaftermyfirstchemotherapy
Whathasthewomanbeendoingrecentlyinordertogetthebriefs?
TheobviousbeautyofsymmetryhaslongbeenanimportantconsiderationtoartistsandartisansworkingintheWesterntradition
AnAustralianresearchgroupmayeasehumanity’scollectiveconscienceoveraspateofprehistoricextinctionsonthesouthernc
TheartteacherwhoaccusedPrinceHarryofcheatinghaswonhercaseagainstEtonCollegeforunfairdismissal.SarahForsy
随机试题
危大工程实行分包并由分包单位编制专项施工方案的,专项施工方案实施前应经()签字确认。
一女性患者,25岁,已婚,发现“子宫肌瘤”2年,现停经3个月,尿妊娠试验(+)。当妊娠合并子宫肌瘤时,最可能发生的变性是下列哪一种()
常用保存尿液有形成分的防腐剂是
患儿,6岁。因发热2天,伴呕吐、头痛来诊。查体:体温39.2℃,脉搏130次/分,呼吸40次/分,血压95/55mmHg,心、肺、腹未见异常,布鲁津斯基征阳性,凯尔尼格征阳性,初步诊断为病毒性脑炎。最常见的病毒是
我国宪法规定的公民的基本权利包括()。
低倍数泡沫灭火系统可以分为()灭火系统。
今天我国女性在高科技领域的状况是:女科技人员有800万以上,占科技队伍的1/3,在医学界则占50%以上。大学工科女毕业生占27%,女专业工程师占19%,女性正副教授占10%,女学部委员占4.8%。这些比例虽还有差距,却已大大高出一些发达国家,由此可推知(
下列部件中属于控制部件的是()。Ⅰ.指令寄存器Ⅱ.操作控制器Ⅲ.程序计数器Ⅳ.状态条件寄存器
CorporationsAcorporationisafirmownedbyoneormoreindividualswhoownsharesofstockthatdefineownershipandrigh
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDueAttentionShouldBeGiventoHandwriting.Youshou
最新回复
(
0
)