The data presented is used by the Child Poverty and Well-being Programme Office.
This section presents data on well-being indicators of children and young people looking at overall life satisfaction and whether or not they reported being happy with their lives at present.
Data on overall life satisfaction was collected as part of the annual Survey of Income and Living Conditions (SILC). Respondents aged 16 years and older are asked to rate their satisfaction level with their overall life on a scale from 0 (‘Not at all satisfied’) to 10 (‘Completely satisfied’). The mean satisfaction score was calculated by adding individual scores and dividing the total by the number of individuals.
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