Britain has been revealed to be a nation of growing angst as nearly a quarter of UK adults now report high feelings of anxiety each day.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed 23.6 per cent of UK adults rated their anxiety the previous day as high between October to December last year.
This was little changed in the short-term (from 22.7 per cent in October to December 2021) but was higher than before the Covid pandemic.
Between October to December 2017 only one-fifth of UK adults (20.3 per cent) rated their anxiety the previous day as high.
An updated dashboard of measures of national well-being, published by the ONS, also revealed almost one in 10 adults in Britain (8 per cent) always or often feel lonely.
But this was little-changed from June last year when 7 per cent reported feeling lonely often or always.
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Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed 23.6 per cent of UK adults rated their anxiety the previous day as high between October to December last year
Before the Covid pandemic, between October to December 2017, only one-fifth of UK adults (20.3 per cent) rated their anxiety the previous day as high
In October to December last year, 5.4 per cent of UK adults rated their life satisfaction as low
The percentage of UK adults reporting low levels of life satisfaction is also higher than before the Covid pandemic.
In October to December last year, 5.4 per cent of UK adults rated their life satisfaction as low.
This compared to 4.5 per cent in October to December 2021 and 4.4 per cent in October to December 2017.
ONS figures have previously shown how less than half of Britons are now satisfied with their health.
In 2020 to 2021, 44.7 per cent of UK adults reported being mostly or completely satisfied with their health.
This showed a decline over both the short-term (48.0 per cent in 2018 to 2019) and the long-term (51.4 per cent in 2015 to 2016).
The dashboard has also shown reported evidence of depression or anxiety as the highest it has been since 2009 to 2010.
In 2020 to 2021, 23.7 per cent of UK adults reported some evidence of depression or anxiety.
This compared to 19.7 per cent in 2018 to 2019 and 17.8 per cent in 2015 to 2016.
But the ONS dashboard has revealed an increase in job satisfaction among Britons.
In 2020 to 2021, 59.7 per cent of UK adults reported being mostly or completely satisfied with their current job.
This showed little short-term change (58.3 per cent in 2018 to 2019) but an improvement over the long-term (55.8 per cent in 2015 to 2016).