During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "How much influence, if any, does each of the following have on your future happiness? Please rate on a scale where 10 means very influential on your future happiness and 1 means not influential at all."
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Great Britain: Young people's opinion of friend's influence on their future happiness
This statistic shows the result of a survey question designed to find out how much influence young people (16-24) feel their friends have on their future happiness in Great Britain as of November 2013. 19 percent of respondents said that they are very influential.
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Populus. (November 15, 2013). How much influence, if any, do your friends have on your future happiness? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/293744/influence-of-friends-on-future-happiness-of-young-people-great-britain/
Populus. "How much influence, if any, do your friends have on your future happiness?." Chart. November 15, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/293744/influence-of-friends-on-future-happiness-of-young-people-great-britain/
Populus. (2013). How much influence, if any, do your friends have on your future happiness?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/293744/influence-of-friends-on-future-happiness-of-young-people-great-britain/
Populus. "How Much Influence, If Any, Do Your Friends Have on Your Future Happiness?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Nov 2013, /statistics/293744/influence-of-friends-on-future-happiness-of-young-people-great-britain/
Populus, How much influence, if any, do your friends have on your future happiness? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/293744/influence-of-friends-on-future-happiness-of-young-people-great-britain/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
How much influence, if any, do your friends have on your future happiness? [Graph], Populus, November 15, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/293744/influence-of-friends-on-future-happiness-of-young-people-great-britain/
