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Measures of National Well-being. Drawing social and economic data from government and other organisations; painting a picture of UK society and how it changes.
Personal Well-being findings from the Annual Population Survey, with analysis by country, region and local areas and individual characteristics.
This release looks at the changes in human capital values in the United Kingdom between 2004 and 2014, including during the economic downturn of 2007 to 2008. It also includes analysis showing breakdowns by age, sex and education level. Human capital is the value of individuals’ skills, knowledge, abilities, social attributes, personality and health attributes. These factors enable individuals to work, and therefore produce something of economic value. It is measured as the sum of the total potential future earnings of everyone in the labour market. Working age population refers to those aged 16 to 64.
The Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs) provide an overview of progress towards a sustainable economy, society and environment. There are 12 headline and 23 supplementary indicators, supported by 25 and 41 measures respectively. Where there are sufficient data to be compared, measures have been assessed over the long-term and short-term to show if there has been clear improvement, deterioration or if there has been little or no overall change.
This article provides an analysis of inequalities in social capital by age and sex in the UK, using the latest available data. The data are based on 25 headline measures, which cover 4 key aspects of social capital: personal relationships, social network support, civic engagement and trust and cooperative norms.
This article explores how the UK is faring in key areas of well-being compared to the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) where available. It is published as part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Measuring National Well-being programme.
A snapshot of personal well-being across the UK using both interactive and static maps. The data cover 4 key aspects of personal well-being: life satisfaction, worthwhile, happiness and anxiety. The enhanced sample size of the 3 year dataset compared with the annual has allowed for more detailed analysis at lower levels of geography.
A snapshot of life in the UK today across the 10 domains of national well-being.
This article focuses on people’s relationships with both family and friends. However, these relationships do not operate in isolation, and relationships within the wider community and the workplace are also analysed. The ONS Measuring National Well-being 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 provides a baseline analysis of social capital in the UK, using the latest available data. The data are based on 25 headline measures proposed by ONS, which cover four key aspects of social capital: personal relationships, social network support, civic engagement and trust and cooperative norms.
