Survey Asks What Makes Life Meaningful
問卷調查人生有意義的關鍵是什麼

What makes life meaningful is different for everyone, and research has found that this can depend on how old you are and where you live.

Pew Research Center did a survey of almost 2,600 people in the US in February 2021, and another of almost 16,300 people in 16 countries — including Germany, Japan and South Korea — from March to May 2021.

The survey participants were asked about which aspects of their lives they found meaningful.

Across all age groups, most survey participants said family gave meaning to their life.

For those aged 18 to 29, friends was the second most mentioned thing that made life meaningful, while their occupation was the third most mentioned.

Occupation was mentioned second most often by those aged 30 to 49 and 50 to 64. And for both of these age groups, material well-being — like having enough money to live comfortably — was third.

For those aged 65 and over, most said family gave their lives meaning, followed by material well-being and health.

The survey results were a little different depending on country.

一份調查顯示，最多人選家人為他們的人生帶來意義。在18歲到29歲的人之間，朋友是第二多人選，職業則是第三多人選。在30到64歲之間的族群，第二多人選擇的是職業。物質福祉——也就是擁有足夠的錢過舒適的生活——則排名第三。該問卷結果根據國家的不同也有些微差異。

meaningful
having meaning or significance
有意義的
I decided to become a doctor because I wanted my career to be meaningful.
我決定要成為一位醫生因為我想要我的職涯是有意義的。

aspect
a part or feature
層面
There were a few aspects of your essay that were particularly good.
你的論文裡有一些層面特別好。

mention
to comment on something, often without going into a lot of detail
提及
I forgot to mention that I'll be out of the office tomorrow.
我忘了說我明天不會進辦公室。

References: https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/survey-asks-what-makes-life-meaningful/n0XxLlOMEeydXzfECd18cQ