Within countries , richer people express more satisfaction than their poorer neighbours .the study divided goods . In every country in erery group, richer folk with more goods expressed higher levels of happiness . So at a personal ( as opposed to national ) level , money does buy happiness . And if you ask people about different aspects of their their lives health , family life , relirion , standard of living _ it turns out that satisfaction with living standards still has the biggest influence influeuce on happiness.