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As shown in table SW.2M, 68 percent of young men aresatisfied with life. The differentials in terms of backgroundcharacteristics are generally similar to those observed inyoung women. Among men living in households withinthe richest quintile, 75 percent are satisfied with life, asopposed to 60 percent from the poorest quintile. Amongyoung men, the proportion that is satisfied with life ishigher in urban areas (73 percent) than in rural areas(62 percent). Differentials can also be observed by region.The lowest proportion of life satisfaction among bothwomen and men is found in Vojvodina.The proportion of young men who are very or somewhathappy is similar to that of young women (92 percent,compared to 93 percent for women). The lowest percentageof young men who are very or somewhat happy is within thepoorest quintile, among those with low level of educationand among those who live in Vojvodina.Table SW.2M: Life satisfaction and happiness, Serbia, 2010Percentage of men age 15–24 years who are very or somewhat satisfied with their family life, friendships,school, current job, health, living environment, treatment by others, and the way they look, the average lifesatisfaction score, percentage of men with life satisfaction who are also very or somewhat satisfied withtheir income, and percentage of men age 15–24 years who are very or somewhat happyPercentage ofmen with lifesatisfaction 1Average lifesatisfactionscoreMissing/Cannot becalculatedMen with life satisfactionwho are very or somewhatsatisfied with their incomeNo income/Cannot becalculatedPercentagewho are veryor somewhathappy 2Number ofmen age15–24 yearsAge15–19 70.6 1.5 .0 46.3 88.1 94.0 46520–24 66.0 1.5 .0 51.5 55.8 90.7 512RegionBelgrade 69.5 1.4 .0 49.5 67.1 94.5 192Vojvodina 55.8 1.6 .0 43.9 68.7 83.0 263Sumadija and Western Serbia 72.0 1.5 .0 50.5 70.2 96.6 280Southern and Eastern Serbia 76.3 1.4 .0 62.0 78.2 95.9 242AreaUrban 73.0 1.4 .0 62.4 72.1 93.1 556Rural 61.9 1.5 .0 35.9 70.0 91.3 422Marital Status*Currently married/in union 55.8 1.6 .0 45.8 31.0 92.0 75Never married/in union 69.4 1.5 .0 52.0 74.7 92.3 900EducationPrimary 52.7 1.6 .0 17.5 62.1 84.6 72Secondary 68.9 1.5 .0 50.8 68.0 92.6 680Higher 71.5 1.4 .0 73.5 83.7 94.2 224Wealth index quintilePoorest 59.8 1.6 .0 20.7 75.2 84.0 145Second 68.9 1.5 .0 46.3 64.7 93.3 186Middle 66.9 1.5 .0 54.7 70.8 93.2 214Fourth 67.4 1.5 .0 61.8 74.0 95.2 217Richest 75.3 1.4 .0 57.7 71.5 93.3 215Total 68.2 1.5 .0 50.5 71.2 92.3 9771MICS Indicator SW.12MICS indicator SW.2* Disaggregation category “Separated” is not shown in the table due to a small number of occurences (less than 25 unweighted cases)MONITORING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN 247