#Happiness in the UK
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#Happiness in the UKOfficial Well-being Statistics
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Source: Measuring National Well-being: Life in the UK: 2016
Happiness in the UK
We monitor 41 headline measures of well-being in the UK.Happiness is one of them
Happiness in the UK
What might the
happiest person in
the UK look like
5 characteristicsassociated with
happiness in the UK...
Happiness in the UK
Source: Personal Well-being in the UK, 2012 to 2015
People aged 65 to 74 reportedthe highest levels of happiness
Average ‘happiness yesterday’ rating by age, 2012 to 2015, United Kingdom
The lowest reported rating of happiness was amongst those
aged between 45 to 59
Happiness in the UK
Source: Personal Well-being in the UK, 2014 to 2015
People married or civil partneredreported the highest levels of happiness
Married or Civil partnership
Cohabiting or same sex couple
Widow or surviving civil partner
Single
Divorced or separated/former orseparated civil partner
Marital Status% of people rating their
happiness as high or very high
79.7%
74.7%
70.3%
69.2%
65.8%
Happiness in the UK
Source: Personal Well-being in the UK, 2014 to 2015
People in very good healthreported the highest levels of happiness
Very Good
Good
Fair
Bad
Very Bad
83.0%
75.6%
64.8%
46.4%
35.8%
Self-reported Health% of people rating their
happiness as high or very high
Happiness in the UK
Source: Personal Well-being in the UK, 2014 to 2015
People who are employedreported the highest levels of happiness
In employment
Economically inactive
Unemployed
75.9%
73.2%
63.8%
Economic Activity% of people rating their
happiness as high or very high
Happiness in the UK
0 20 40 60 80 100%
Northern Ireland 78.6
South East
76.2
East of England
75.8
South West
75.3
East Midlands
74.6
Scotland
73.9
Wales
73.9
West Midlands
73.8
London
73.4
Yorkshire and the Humber
73.2
North West
73.0
North East 72.2
>78.0
Happiness rating (%)
76.1 to 78.0 74.1 to 76.0
<74.0
Source: Personal Well-being in the UK, 2014 to 2015
People who live in Northern Ireland reported the highest levels of happiness
Personal Well-being data is available at local authority district level. Explore the data for the UK in our interactive maps: www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
% of people rating their happiness as high or very high
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Happiness in the UK
Source: Children’s Well-being Measures, 2016
We also monitor the well-being of children and youngpeople in the UK
3 in 4 children aged 10 to 15 in the UK rated their happiness as high or very high in 2015
