Happiness - Self-Reported Wellbeing: People with a Low Happiness Score 2018-2019

Description

Well-being is a key issue for the Government and ONS are leading a programme of work to develop new measures of national well-being. People with higher well-being have lower rates of illness, recover more quickly and for longer, and generally have better physical and mental health.

Respondents to the Integrated Household Survey (carried out by ONS) are asked 4 questions in relation to their wellbeing

1. Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?
2. Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?
3. Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?
4. Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?

Responses are given on a scale of 0-10 (where 0 is “not at all satisfied/happy/anxious/worthwhile” and 10 is “completely satisfied/happy/anxious/worthwhile”).

The percentage of those scoring 0-4 (respondents in that area that scored themselves the lowest marks) in the question: 'Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?' are presented in this indicator.

Commentary

Rates of self-reported happiness are generally lower in the Black Country when compared to both the national average and the rest of the West Midlands.

Source: https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/