High incomes don't bring you happiness

What statement best identifies the central idea of the text

C. Money plays only a very minor role in people's overall happiness.

Explanation:

In the informational text, High Incomes Don't Bring You Happiness by Caitlin Kenney, the author studies the effects or even the importance of money in one's happiness. The belief that money plays an important factor in one's happiness is a common myth that most people believe to be true.

The writer states that "it is good to have high emotional well being, but it is also good to think your life is going well". But that doesn't necessarily mean that money brings happiness. Rather contrarily, 'the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that while "life evaluations rise steadily with income," emotional well-being drops off at about $75,000 a year'. This seems to suggest the central idea of the text as money playing only a minor role in the overall happiness of people.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.