The first official attempt to gauge the nation?s well-being has found that three-quarters of its citizens still describe themselves as satisfied with their lot, despite a year of deepening economic gloom that was scarred by the worst riots seen in a generation.
Even those who were unemployed were found to be almost as content as those in work, in what could be evidence of the legendary British stiff upper lip.
The survey of almost 4,200 adults, carried out over the spring and summer, will lead to more detailed research to be used in Whitehall as part of David Cameron?s �2million attempt to develop a ?happiness index? that will run alongside more traditional measures of the economic mood.
Dr Ros Altmann, director-general of the over-50s financial services group Saga, said: ?We know that many older people are enjoying life, they are not ?old? and therefore can still enjoy all sorts of activities and, once they stop work, they find time for holidays, looking after their families and being active. Many of them will have some pension income and many others are still working part-time and enjoying this easier working lifestyle, while still having some extra income coming in.
?One might also ask, of course, where this is a generational finding, with older people having been brought up during hard times, always used to making do, not expecting too much and being happier with their lot, compared with younger groups who have higher expectations??
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