"Figure 1a: Average personal well-being ratings, financial years ending 2012 to 2016","" "UK","" "","" "Notes","1. Chart axis does not start at 0. 2. 2011 to 2012 was the first year of data collection. 3. Adults aged 16 and over were asked: ""Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?"" ""Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?"" ""Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?"" Where 0 is ""not at all"" and 10 is ""completely"". " "Unit","Mean Average" "","" "","Life Satisfaction","Worthwhile","Happiness" "2011 to 2012","7.42","7.67","7.29" "2012 to 2013","7.46","7.70","7.30" "2013 to 2014","7.51","7.74","7.39" "2014 to 2015","7.61","7.82","7.46" "2015 to 2016","7.65","7.84","7.48"