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31/07/2013
A new study of national happiness has suggested that stay-at-home mothers are more likely to find their lives worthwhile than those who go to work.
The report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) yesterday (30 July), looked at Britain's wellbeing and found that mum's that stay at home tend not to suffer from boredom, frustration or feelings of worthlessness.
Full-time mothers gave the value of their lives a score of eight out of 10, compared to working mother's who gave 7.8.
The report on personal well-being was ordered by David Cameron and looked at the happiness of people who are economically inactive – the class into which full-time mothers fall. While those who stay at home scored the worth of their lives higher than those who go to work, scores for happiness, life satisfaction and anxiety levels were largely the same.
However, the data does not reveal whether men or women at work are the happiest. There are also no results to show the difference in contentment between full-time mothers who are married or cohabiting, and those who are single parents.
Elsewhere, the statistics revealed that people who are married tend to be significantly more content than those who cohabit, and much happier than those who are single or divorced. Married people were also found to be more satisfied and less anxious than cohabitees.
The findings are based on a survey of around 165,000 people, who were asked how satisfied, worthwhile, happy or anxious they felt about their lives.
A total of 77% gave their satisfaction levels at least seven out of 10, a year-on-year rise of 1.2%. While some 81% rated their lives as worthwhile with a score of seven or more, the average value for life satisfaction rose from 7.4 to 7.5.
(JP/CD)
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Stay-At-Home Mums Are The Happiest
A new study of national happiness has suggested that stay-at-home mothers are more likely to find their lives worthwhile than those who go to work.
The report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) yesterday (30 July), looked at Britain's wellbeing and found that mum's that stay at home tend not to suffer from boredom, frustration or feelings of worthlessness.
Full-time mothers gave the value of their lives a score of eight out of 10, compared to working mother's who gave 7.8.
The report on personal well-being was ordered by David Cameron and looked at the happiness of people who are economically inactive – the class into which full-time mothers fall. While those who stay at home scored the worth of their lives higher than those who go to work, scores for happiness, life satisfaction and anxiety levels were largely the same.
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However, the data does not reveal whether men or women at work are the happiest. There are also no results to show the difference in contentment between full-time mothers who are married or cohabiting, and those who are single parents.
Elsewhere, the statistics revealed that people who are married tend to be significantly more content than those who cohabit, and much happier than those who are single or divorced. Married people were also found to be more satisfied and less anxious than cohabitees.
The findings are based on a survey of around 165,000 people, who were asked how satisfied, worthwhile, happy or anxious they felt about their lives.
A total of 77% gave their satisfaction levels at least seven out of 10, a year-on-year rise of 1.2%. While some 81% rated their lives as worthwhile with a score of seven or more, the average value for life satisfaction rose from 7.4 to 7.5.
(JP/CD)
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