Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?

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

Summary

  • Over a quarter of residents gave a score of 9 or 10 (completely worthwhile) when rating the extent to which the things they do in life are worthwhile.
  • Certain sub groups feel the things they do in life are more worthwhile than others: older residents, males and those in households with children.

Total sample

Base 1,900

This chart shows that over a quarter of residents gave a score of 9 or 10 (completely worthwhile) when rating the extent to which the things they do in life are worthwhile.

Age

Base 1,869

This chart shows that older residents are more likely to feel the things they do in life are worthwhile; 49% of them gave a score of 8, 9 or 10 compared to 34% of residents aged 16-24 giving the same scores.

Gender

Base 1,827

This chart shows that males are more likely to feel the things they do in life are worthwhile; 28% of them gave a score of 9 or 10 compared to 23% of females giving the same scores.

Household composition

Base 1,875

This chart shows that households with no children are slightly more likely to feel the things they do in life are worthwhile; 27% of them gave a score of 9 or 10 compared to 25% of households with children giving the same scores.