Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?

Scored using a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means not at all and 10 means completely.

Summary

  • Just 5% of people feel completely satisfied with life nowadays, the most common scores were 7 or 8 accounting for 39% of the sample.
  • Residents aged 16-44 are least satisfied with life nowadays whereas over a third of people aged 55+ gave scores of 8 or higher.
  • Females, and those with a disability are less satisfied with life nowadays than their counterparts.

Total sample

Base 1,910

This chart shows that just 5% of people feel completely satisfied with life nowadays, the most common scores were 7 or 8 accounting for 39% of the sample.

Age

Base 1,873

This chart shows that residents aged 16-44 are least satisfied with life nowadays whereas over a third of people aged 55+ gave scores of 8 or higher.

Gender

Base 1,831

This chart shows that males are more satisfied with life nowadays; 34% of them gave a score of 8, 9 or 10 compared to 28% of females giving the same scores.

Disability

Base 1,819

This chart shows that residents with no disability are more satisfied with life nowadays; 32% of them gave a score of 8, 9 or 10 compared to 24% of residents with a disability giving the same scores.