All publications related to well-being

Proportion of the British adult population with depressive symptoms in early 2021. Includes comparisons with 2020, and pre-pandemic estimates, and analysis by characteristic.

Analysis of local authority loneliness rates shows young people and those in areas with higher unemployment have been more likely to experience loneliness during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Estimates from the Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study, 2020, UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) and Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) to explore the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on people from different ethnic groups in the UK.

Proposal and methodology for updating our children’s well-being indicators to better represent children's lives today.

A qualitative analysis of children’s perspectives on their well-being and what makes a happy life for a child using UK wide focus groups.

Which socio-demographic and economic factors are most associated with high levels of anxiety during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown.

A summary of social relationships and social support for vulnerable groups, including older adults and those with a self-defined disability or who are Equality Act Disabled.

National estimates of human capital and lifetime earnings for the economically active population in the UK.

Dashboard of Measures of National Well-being, 2018, showing how different areas of life matter to the UK public.

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