Lifestyle survey: Happiness with life by demographic

This statistic displays the results of a survey of individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, regarding their agreement with the statement, "I am happy with my life as it is". Six percent of male respondents reported they strongly disagreed with the statement. Disagreement with the statement was highest among those aged 45 to 54.

To what extent do you agree with the statement: "I am happy with my life as it is"?*

Characteristic	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
16-24	4%	10%	27%	45%	14%
25-34	7%	10%	24%	42%	17%
35-44	5%	13%	22%	44%	16%
45-54	6%	14%	23%	38%	20%
55-64	5%	10%	12%	47%	26%
65+	1%	9%	9%	39%	42%
Male	6%	11%	20%	41%	23%
Female	3%	11%	19%	43%	23%

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Release date

November 2012

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

August 2012

Number of respondents

1,298**

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

nationally representative

Supplementary notes

* The source did not provide information regarding the exact survey question.
** n (16-24) = 208; n (25-34) = 208; n (35-44) = 234; n (45-54) = 208; n (55-64) = 182; n (65+) = 260; n (male) = 623; n (female) = 675.
Figures do not sum 100 percent. The source provides no explaination.
This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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