Methodology related to well-being

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  • Optimism and personal well-being: technical report

    Methodology | Released on 12 March 2020

    Exploratory analysis of the relationship between optimism and personal well-being using questions from the 2019 Opinions and Lifestyle (OPN) survey.

    Keywords: well-being, optimism, pessimism

  • Principal component analysis of social capital indicators

    Methodology | Released on 18 November 2019

    A proposal for a short social capital indicator set informed using principal component analysis – methodology article.

  • Personal well-being quarterly estimates technical report

    Methodology | Released on 14 November 2019

    Description of the statistical methods and techniques used to create and analyse quarterly estimates for personal well-being in the UK. This is the first time that we are publishing quarterly data for the personal well-being figures as Experimental Statistics, providing a more timely picture comparable with economic well-being statistics.

    Keywords: Personal well-being indicators, annual estimates, quarterly estimates, seasonal decomposition, Annual population survey

  • Measuring loneliness: guidance for use of the national indicators on surveys

    Methodology | Released on 5 December 2018

    Methodological guidance on how to use the recommended loneliness questions for adults and children and how to interpret and report the findings.

    Keywords: loneliness, measurement, survey testing, national measures, lonely

  • Personal well-being frequently asked questions

    Methodology | Released on 26 September 2018

    These are the Personal Well-being Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) which will be updated as required.

    Keywords: anxiety, happiness, worthwhile, life satisfaction

  • Measuring National Well-being outputs: Summary of user feedback

    Methodology | Released on 26 September 2018

    Feedback from an online survey conducted to help us enhance the quality of the Measuring National Well-being outputs and consider different analysis to better meet user needs.

    Keywords: life, satisfaction, happiness, worthwhile, anxiety, inequality

  • Surveys using our four personal well-being questions

    Methodology | Released on 26 September 2018

    A guide to what surveys include the four ONS personal well-being questions.

    Keywords: life satisfaction, worthwhile, happiness, anxiety

  • Personal well-being outputs: Summary of user feedback

    Methodology | Released on 26 September 2018

    Feedback from an online survey conducted to help us enhance the quality of the personal well-being outputs and consider different analysis to better meet user needs.

    Keywords: Life, Satisfaction, Happiness, Worthwhile, Anxiety, inequality, MNW

  • Personal well-being in the UK QMI

    Methodology | Released on 26 September 2018

    Keywords: labour force survey, characteristics, gender, ethnic group

  • Personal well-being user guidance

    Methodology | Released on 26 September 2018

    Methodology guidance on the personal well-being estimates.