The Happiness Mystery

The Happiness Mystery All English counties, unitaries and metropolitan areas have been ranked on a range of key indicators. Warwickshire consistently performs above the average.. except for indicators relating to well-being. Counties similar to Warwickshire have been identi- fied for comparative purposes. Why, when Warwickshire performs well on most social and economic indicators, are our residents so much less happy than the national average? Unemployment Benefits Earnings Education Crime Health Life Satisfaction Median Annual Earnings Female Life Expectancy How satisfied are you with your life nowadays? 2012 JSA Claimant Rate DWP Benefit Claimant Rate % 5+ A*-C GCSE inc. Eng & Maths Domestic Burglary Rate 2010/11 July 2012 February 2012 2011 2011 2008-2010 Strongest Performing Wokingham Wokingham Windsor & Maidenhead Buckinghamshire Rutland Dorset Rutland Oxfordshire 4 6. 9. Shropshire 12 13 17 Gloucestershire Warwickshire 19 21 21 22 22 24 24 24 26 26 Worcestershire 27 Northamptonshire Shropshire 29 Gloucestershire 31 32 33 Worcestershire 34 34 34 35 37 Oxfordshire 39 39 41 44 45 45 46 47 Northamptonshire 52 56 70 ? 81 Warwickshire Weakest 90 Kingston-upon-Hull 90 Blackpool 90 Blackpool 90 Middlesbrough 90 Reading 90 Blackpool 90 Thurrock Performing Sources: Office for National Statistics, iQuanta, NHS Information Centre 20