According to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the number of Mexicans satisfied with their lives has increased over the past six years.
The 2013 report “How’s life in Mexico?” revealed that 73 percent of Mexicans are “very satisfied” with their lives, up from 55 percent in 2007.
In seems that the global financial crisis affected Mexicans less than more prosperous nations. According to the report, “in contrast to the general trend, both the employment rate and the long-term unemployment in Mexico remained stable between 2007 and 2012.” Although disposable income of Mexican households fell by 2.0 percent, the total income before taxes remained fairly constant, the OECD study said.
On the negative side, the report revealed that 47 percent of the female respondents said they had been the victims of physical, sexual, emotional or psychological violence from their partners.
(from Milenio)
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