Societal Wellbeing

This short summary article looks at estimates of subjective well-being for different ethnic groups by sex.

This is part of a series of short articles examining the well-being of older people aged 50 and over using measures related to the Measuring National Well-being Programme. The Office for National Statistics measures of well-being are organised into ten domains with each domain having between three and five separate indicators. More information about all the measures can be found in the ‘National Well-being wheel of measures’.

This article reports on the measurement and valuation of the output of the household production of childcare. This includes all care given by parents, family members, friends and focuses on the numbers of children looked after, rather than those giving the care. It is the first in a series of articles to update the full household satellite accounts (HHSA) for the UK. The methodology remains under development and any estimates reported here, or in forthcoming publications, should be considered experimental and interpreted with caution.

This release presents recent estimates of the number of families by type, people in families by family type and children in families by type. Types of family include married couple families, cohabiting couple families and lone parent families. Tables on household size, household types and people in different household types are also provided. These include estimates of people living alone and multi-family households.

This article presents estimates of subjective well-being from the first annual experimental Annual Population Survey (APS) Subjective Well-being dataset for April 2011 to March 2012

Summary of proposed domains and measures of national well-being

This article is published as part of the ONS Measuring National Well-being Programme. The programme aims to produce accepted and trusted measures of the well-being of the nation - how the UK as a whole is doing. This article on 'Where we Live' is part of a series which aims to explore in more detail the different domains that have been considered as important for the measurement of National Well-being. Where we live can have a significant impact on our sense of well-being. Homes which meet our individual needs and provide us with shelter and security are made all the better by having easy access to local shops and services and green spaces to walk or play in, which in turn can help people to live healthier and happier lives.

Latest in a series of articles which aim to explore in more detail the different domains that have been considered as important for the measurement of National Well-being. Focusing on various aspects of education and life-long learning.

This article on ‘Households and families’ is the third in a series which aims to explore in more detail the different domains that have been considered as important for the measurement of National Well-being. It firstly focuses on family and household formation and then on individual aspects of these such as marriage and divorce.

This report presents initial estimates of subjective well-being from six months of the Annual Population Survey (APS) carried out between April and September 2011. This six monthly subjective well-being dataset, as well as the subjective well-being statistics derived from it, are considered experimental statistics

This paper describes ONS’s work on developing statistics on social capital in the UK.

Number 41, 2011 edition

Number 41, 2011 edition

Number 41, 2011 edition

Number 41, 2011 edition

Number 41, 2011 edition

Number 41, 2011 edition

Number 41, 2011 edition

Statistics on the life opportunities people in Great Britain have and how these vary by social and demographic characteristics

Statistics on the life opportunities people in Great Britain have and how these vary by social and demographic characteristics.

PDF download of Life Opportunities Survey (LOS) technical report

Number 41, 2011 edition

Number 41, 2011 edition

Economic and Labour Market Review Vol 4 No. 11, November 2010

Number 41, 2011 edition