Can Money Buy You Happiness? June 2014 | Page 7

You would require an extra £63,000 to be as happy as someone who sees their friends regularly - maybe we can put a price on friendship afterall.

BPHS research showed that money contributes 5% to happiness - whereas social relationships and other factors contribute the other 95% of one’s happiness per year.

fROm a sociologist's perspective...

Sociology is the study human social behaviour. Students are a society in their own right, and your happiness is influenced by many factors