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Table 1 Prevalence of four individual wellbeing indicators and social capital indicators, aged 18 years and over by year, 2014–15

From: Population levels of wellbeing and the association with social capital

 

n

% (95% CI)

INDIVIDUAL WELLBEING INDICATORS

Life satisfaction

 Very low (0–4)

173

3.1 (2.7–3.6)

 Low (5–6)

515

9.3 (8.5–10.1)

 Medium (7–8)

2633

47.4 (46.1–48.8)

 High (9–10)

2186

39.4 (38.1–40.7)

 Don’t know, refused

43

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

Worthwhile

 Very low (0–4)

108

1.9 (1.6–2.3)

 Low (5–6)

430

7.7 (7.1–8.5)

 Medium (7–8)

2374

42.8 (41.5–44.1)

 High (9–10)

2563

46.2 (44.9–47.5)

 Don’t know, refused

75

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

Happy yesterday

 Very low (0–4)

256

4.6 (4.1–5.2)

 Low (5–6)

469

8.5 (7.8–9.2)

 Medium (7–8)

2021

36.4 (35.2–37.7)

 High (9–10)

2772

49.9 (48.6–51.2)

 Don’t know, refused

32

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

Anxious yesterday

 Very high (6–10)

484

8.7 (8.0–9.5)

 High (4–5)

422

7.6 (6.9–8.3)

 Medium (2–3)

694

12.5 (11.7–13.4)

 Low (0–1)

3917

70.6 (69.3–71.7)

 Don’t know, refused

34

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

 Total

5551

100.0

Overall Wellbeing (composite score)

 Scoring well on all four measures

2968

54.3 (53.0–55.6)

 Scoring neither well nor badly

1764

32.3 (31.0–33.5)

 Scoring badly on at least one measure

733

13.4 (12.5–14.3)

 Total

5464

100.0

SOCIAL CAPITAL INDICATORS

Overall, do you feel that your neighbourhood is a safe place?

 Yes

5167

93.1 (92.0–94.1)

 No, don’t know

383

6.9 (5.9–8.0)

Do you think that in this neighbourhood people generally trust one another?

 Yes

4379

78.9 (77.2–80.5)

 No, don’t know

1172

21.1 (19.5–22.8)

Do you feel safe in your home?

 All of the time

4252

76.6 (74.9–78.2)

 Most, some or none of the time

1299

23.4 (21.8–25.1)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement. I have control over decisions that affect my life

 Strongly agree, agree

5239

94.4 (93.4–95.2)

 Neutral, don’t know

105

1.9 (1.5–2.5)

 Disagree, strongly disagree

206

3.7 (3.0–4.6)

 Total

5551

100.0