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People living in rural areas happier than city dwellers

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Press Trust of India London

Researchers found that people living in rural areas are more likely to love where they live, than those who put up in the cities, the 'Daily Express' reported.

The study carried by an Insurance firm in UK found that a large number of people enjoyed life in the countryside.

Around 1 in 10 people living in cities claimed that they disliked the area and their urban setting, more than three times, as many as who lived in the rural areas.

The poll found that city dwellers in Yorkshire, London and the east of England were especially dissatisfied.

It showed that only 16 per cent of people living in the cities "loved" their homes.

 

However, 31 per cent of people living in rural areas said that they loved their neighbourhood.

People in rural areas cited quality of the environment, local communities and healthy lifestyle, as bonuses to living in the rural area.

People who liked living in the city were more likely to be based in southeast England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the East Midlands.

  

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First Published: Sep 06 2012 | 3:55 PM IST

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