1.4 Well-being
Observations
Over time, the mean life satisfaction score for the UK has generally shown an increasing trend until recently (around 2016) when the scores started to stabilise. The proportion of respondents reporting very high life satisfaction is highest in Northern Ireland.
The proportion of respondents reporting they are ‘mostly satisfied’ with their health has remained the highest since 2002.
Indicator 1.4.1 - Life satisfaction
Metric 1.4.1a shows the proportion of respondents reporting to have ‘low’, ‘medium’, ‘high’ and ‘very high’ satisfaction when asked the following question, 'overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?’ Metric 1.4.1b shows the proportion of respondents reporting a very high life satisfaction score. Data are from the Annual Population Survey.
Metric 1.4.1a - Distribution of UK life satisfaction ratings, UK, October 2011 - September 2019 (%)
Source: ONS
Metric 1.4.1b — Proportion of respondents reporting very high life satisfaction, UK by region, 2018-2019 (%)
Source: ONS
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Adults aged 16 and over were asked to rate their health satisfaction from "Completely dissatisfied" to "Completely satisfied".
Metric 1.4.2a — Distribution of health satisfaction ratings, UK, 2002–2017 (%)
Source: ONS
Metric 1.4.2b — Proportion of people with high levels of health satisfaction, UK by region, 2016 - 2017 (%)
Source: ONS
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