More Britons say they are happy: Survey
July 24th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) The average Britons rate their “life satisfaction” as 7.4 out of 10, according to a study.
Asked how worthwhile they found their activities, the average response was even higher - at 7.7 out of 10 - research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found.
But one in five rated yesterday’s anxiety levels at more than five out of 10, The Independent reported Tuesday.
Women tended to have a greater sense than men of life satisfaction and that what they do is worthwhile, but also reported higher levels of anxiety.
People aged 16 to 19 and 65 to 79 displayed the highest levels of satisfaction, the research by Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found.
The figures come from the first Integrated Household Survey of 200,000 people aged 16 and over between April 2011 and March 2012, the newspaper said.
It was conducted as part of Prime Minister David Cameron’s initiative, launched in 2010, to assess the wellbeing of the nation alongside economic data like GDP.
- Brits to be asked if they are happily married in survey of nation's well-being - Feb 22, 2011
- Having a job, not amount of salary key to happy life - Jan 10, 2011
- Happy kids make happy adults - Feb 26, 2011
- Happy teenagers are prone to get divorced: Study - Feb 28, 2011
- Changing personality key to well-being: Study - Mar 06, 2012
- Highest suicide rates occur in happiest places - Apr 22, 2011
- Cheerful kids make for happy adults - Feb 27, 2011
- Elderly Britons hitting the bottle on the rise - Sep 07, 2012
- Middle-aged have more fun than younger lot - Sep 20, 2010
- China cuts GDP growth to 7.5 percent in 2012 - Mar 05, 2012
- China's Q2 GDP growth slows (Lead) - Jul 13, 2012
- China's 2011 GDP growth revised upward - Sep 05, 2012
- Britons spend a year of their lives in the pub - Aug 04, 2012
- Parks, libraries, swimming pools, coffee contribute to Brit happiness - Mar 29, 2011
- Yoga benefits childhood cancer patients and their parents - Oct 10, 2010
Tags: anxiety levels, britons, david cameron, economic data, gdp, household survey, initiative, levels of anxiety, life satisfaction, london, minister david, national statistics, prime minister, wellbeing