The pie charts show the proportion of people who reported being happy none, some, or all of the time in the last four weeks, while the bar chart compares the same information among retired, self-employed, and those in education or training.
Overall, the majority of respondents across all groups felt happy all or most of the time, whereas only a small proportion experienced happiness little or none of the time. Those in education or training reported the highest levels of happiness compared to the retired and self-employed.
In terms of age, 55.1% of people aged 50-64 and 58.3% of those aged 65-74 said they were happy all or most of the time. The shares of respondents who were happy some of the time were also quite similar, at 29.4% for the 50-64 group and 27.4% for the 65-74 group. Likewise, the proportion of people who felt happy a little or none of the time stood at 15.6% and 14.2% respectively.
A similar distribution is seen across employment groups. The highest percentage of those who were happy all or most of the time was among people in education or training (72.3%), followed by retirees (58.5%) and the self-employed (57.0%). The proportion of respondents who were happy some of the time ranged from 21.4% to 29.2% across all categories, while those who were happy little or none of the time accounted for slightly higher shares among the retired.