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<p>The proportions of individuals aged 16-64 in the UK who reported low personal wellbeing,
in January-December 2018, by long-term health and disability status, are given in
the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Long-term health
condition</p></td><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>All aged 16-64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life
satisfaction</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td><td><p>13.8%</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feel
activities worthwhile</p></td><td><p>7.8%</p></td><td><p>11.4%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Happiness</p></td><td><p>14.4%</p></td><td><p>19.2%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anxiety</p></td><td><p>29.5%</p></td><td><p>35.7%</p></td><td><p>20.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Estimates are based on the same data source (Annual Population
Survey), time period (January-December 2018) and geographical coverage (UK) as the
Office for National Statistics (ONS) publication referenced in the question: <em>Personal
and economic well-being in the UK: April 2019</em> (<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/personalandeconomicwellbeingintheuk/april2019#while-average-anxiety-levels-reached-a-three-year-low-in-2018-about-103-million-people-continued-to-report-high-anxiety-scores"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/personalandeconomicwellbeingintheuk/april2019#while-average-anxiety-levels-reached-a-three-year-low-in-2018-about-103-million-people-continued-to-report-high-anxiety-scores</a>).</li><li>While
overall wellbeing estimates published by the ONS cover all adults aged 16 years and
over, the breakdowns presented here are limited to those aged 16-64, because most
people aged 65 and over are not asked the disability and health questions in this
Survey.</li><li>Following ONS methodology, personal wellbeing is defined not as a
single measure, but the four separate measures of life satisfaction, feeling that
the things done in life are worthwhile, happiness and anxiety. These scores are self-reported
by survey respondents on an 11-point scale, from 0 to 10. “Low” personal wellbeing
is defined as those who report a score of 0-4 on life satisfaction, feeling that the
things done in life are worthwhile, or happiness, or a score of 6-10 on anxiety.</li><li>Personal
well-being scores are reported by respondents at the time of interview, including
how happy or anxious they were “yesterday”, so the respondents identified in this
analysis do not necessarily “suffer from” low personal well-being over an extended
period.</li><li>Differences in proportions do not necessarily imply a direct causal
relationship.</li><li>People with long-term health conditions are defined as those
who report any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expecting
to last 12 months or more.</li><li>Disabled people are defined as those who report
a long-term health condition that reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities.
This is the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonised Principle, in line with
the Equality Act 2010.</li></ol>
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