Highlights
Personal well-being in the UK: October 2016 to September 2017
What's in the bulletin?
- In the year ending September 2017, there continued to be slight improvements in the UK for average ratings of life satisfaction, feeling that the things done in life are worthwhile and happiness; there was no overall change in reported anxiety levels.
- The improvement was driven by England, which was the only UK country with any changes in average reported personal well-being over this period.
- The proportion of people reporting low ratings for measures of life satisfaction, worthwhile and happiness remained unchanged since September 2016; there was also no change in those reporting high anxiety.
Datasets related to Well-being
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Measuring National Well-being: Domains and Measures
Latest data, times series data and detailed information for the 41 measures of National Well-being. Measures are typically updated twice a year in March and September.
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Measuring National Well-being: Worthwhile
Estimates of Worthwhile from the Annual Population Survey Personal Well-being dataset by Personal Characteristics and Geography.
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Measuring National Well-being: Life Satisfaction
Estimates of Life Satisfaction from the Annual Population Survey Personal Well-being dataset by Personal Characteristics and Geography.
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Measuring National Well-being: Happiness
Estimates of Happiness from the Annual Population Survey Personal Well-being dataset by Personal Characteristics and Geography.
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Measuring National Well-being: Anxiety
Estimates of anxiety in the UK from the Annual Population Survey personal well-being dataset by personal characteristics and geography.
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Measuring National Well-being: International Comparisons
Comparing the UK with OECD countries or the European Union across main areas of well-being. Where available using directly comparable or proxy measure data.
Publications related to Well-being
Statistical bulletins
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Personal well-being in the UK: October 2016 to September 2017
Estimates of personal well-being in the UK, with analysis by country, age and sex.
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Economic well-being, UK: October to December 2017
Presents a rounded and comprehensive basis for assessing changes in economic well-being through indicators that adjust or supplement more traditional measures such as gross domestic product (GDP).
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UK environmental accounts: 2017
Satellite accounts to the main UK National Accounts measuring the contribution of the environment to the economy, the impact of economic activity on the environment, and society's response to environmental issues.
Articles
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Men enjoy five hours more leisure time per week than women
Men in the UK enjoy nearly five more hours of leisure time per week than women, ONS analysis reveals.
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Young people spend a third of their leisure time on devices
Is technology making us less sociable? A look at how technology has influenced our leisure time.
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Children’s well-being and social relationships, UK
How children aged 0 to 15 years in the UK are coping in a range of areas that matter to their quality of life, reflecting the circumstances of their lives and their own perspectives.
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Human capital estimates
Estimates of national and regional human capital in the UK from 2004 to 2015.
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Sustainable Development Goals: progress and possibilities
Our first report on progress made towards measuring the global Sustainable Development Goal indicators in the UK.
Methodology related to Well-being
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