Interesting new poll data relayed without comment (other than calling it interesting).

A new Harris poll purporting to establish a National Happiness Index denotes a correlation between religiousity and happiness:

Religion

People who describe themselves as "very religious" are among the happiest of people. Those who say they are "very religious" come in ten points higher than America as a whole on the Happiness Index (45% compared to 35% are considered "very happy"). In contrast, just over one-quarter (28%) of people who describe themselves as "not religious" were measured at that level of happiness.

A similar difference is noted among people who say they "pray or study religion at home" on a daily basis compared to less often. Over four in ten people (43%) who engage in "daily" prayer or religious study are very happy. In comparison, just over one-quarter (28%) of people who "never" pray or study religion at home have a comparable happiness level.

Make of it what you will.