Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday? Please use a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means not at all and 10 means completely.

Summary

  • 17% of residents gave a score of a 9 or a 10 for how happy they were yesterday – this is 2% points lower than W1.
  • Residents aged 16 – 24 are happiest with 22% giving a score of 10 – this is 14% points higher than W1.
  • Males are happier than females with 10% more males giving a score of 9 or 10 compared to their counterparts.
  • Residents with children in their households are happier than their counterparts.

W1/W2 Sample chart:
This chart shows that fewer residents felt ‘completely’ happy yesterday in wave 2; 9% compared to 13% in wave 1.

Sample chart

Base W1: 1,903 | W2: 1,264 

Age chart:
This chart shows that residents aged 16 – 24 are happiest with 22% saying they felt ‘completely’ happy yesterday. Residents in the 65+ age group were also more likely to say they were ‘completely’ happy yesterday (12%) than those aged 25-64.

Age chart

Base 16-24: 151 | 25-34: 255 | 35-44: 196 | 45-54: 206 | 55-64: 171 | 65+: 230

Gender chart:
This chart shows that males are happier than females; 14% were ‘completely’ happy yesterday compared to 4% of females.

Gender chart

Base Male: 608 | Female: 598

Household Composition chart:
This chart shows that residents with children in their households are happier than those with no children; 15% were ‘completely’ happy yesterday compared to 7% of households with no children.

Household composition chart

Base Households with children: 356 | Households with no children: 804