Table 3 Mean self-ratings of happiness with individual life aspects, 1997–2006
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Work you do 3.28 3.21 3.26 3.26 3.27 3.25 3.26 3.30 3.29 3.25
Spare time 3.56 3.48 3.47 3.47 3.46 3.43 3.43 3.45 3.43 3.39
Get on with people 3.54 3.58 3.60 3.59 3.58 3.57 3.57 3.60 3.58 3.52
Money you get 3.06 3.00 2.97 2.98 2.97 2.97 2.97 3.00 3.03 3.01
Social life 3.47 3.54 3.55 3.53 3.52 3.49 3.46 3.46 3.44 3.37
Independence 3.36 3.48 3.62 3.63 3.64 3.62 3.62 3.66 3.65 3.60
Career prospects 3.22 3.27 3.32 3.35 3.33 3.32 3.33 3.35 3.36 3.28
Your future 3.28 3.31 3.38 3.42 3.44 3.42 3.45 3.49 3.48 3.43
Standard of living 3.61 3.61 3.62 3.61 3.57 3.53 3.51 3.54 3.52 3.47
How country is run 2.75 2.68 2.77 2.71 2.72 2.67 2.70 2.69 2.62 2.62
State of economy 2.65 2.64 2.82 2.59 2.69 2.74 2.84 2.88 2.82 2.79
Where you live 3.51 3.51 3.51 3.50 3.46 3.45 3.45 3.48 3.45 3.40
Life at home 3.55 3.52 3.52 3.53 3.51 3.50 3.51 3.56 3.54 3.50