Taking regular vacations can boost human well-being at all income levels: New Study

A new study has recently revealed that taking regular vacations with family or friends can lead to higher well-being at all income levels.

According to the Gallup study people who "strongly agreed" or "agreed" that they "always make time for regular trips" had a 68.4 score on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which uses questions about purpose, social support, financial resources, community involvement and physical health to measure people's outlook on life, the Washington Times reported.

Whereas, less-frequent travellers had a 51.4 well-being score. The benefits of vacation are strong enough to counter financial hardships that affect workers in the lowest income bracket.

Those who earn less than $24,000 annually and say they take regular trips actually have higher well-being (scoring 66.3) than those who $120, 000 or more but say they don't regularly make time for vacations (55.1). However, the survey found that low income workers are about half as likely (33%) to make time for such leisure as those who make $120, 000 or more annually (64%).

The findings are important at a time when workers seem less inclined than in the past to use paid holidays, either because of the stress of falling behind on projects or the costs of planning trips.