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How many people actually enjoy doing housework? Not many, you might think, but a recent study by Dr Caroline Gatrell of the University of Lancaster found that men are happier if they do regular housework. Dr Gatrell interviewed over 1,000 fathers and found that those who do more housework are less stressed than those who do a smaller amount. They're also more likely to stay married.
However, that doesn't mean that all men in the UK are following the path to happiness. If current rates of change continue, (it) will be 2050 before men and women are sharing the household chores equally.
Most people would expect this to be true. After all, who doesn't feel happier when the sun is shining? But global surveys continually show that some of the happiest countries in the world are colder than average. The northern European countries of Norway, Denmark and Sweden are all in the top five of the Legatum Prosperity Index, which measures how happy a country is. To be fair, weather probably isn't very important in these surveys: they measure other factors like education, health and safety. But (it) does go to show that (it) takes more than sunny weather to make us feel good.

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