The article highlights rising anxiety levels among UK adults, reporting 22.6% experiencing high anxiety from October to December 2024, exceeding pre-pandemic figures. This quarter saw the highest anxiety levels since 2015, emphasizing the enduring mental health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has tracked well-being metrics since 2011, focusing on anxiety, happiness, life satisfaction, and perceived worthiness. Amid these statistics, The Independent underscores its commitment to accessible journalism, advocating donations to sustain on-the-ground reporting during critical societal moments.
Your support makes all the difference. New figures suggest that levels of anxiety among adults in the UK remain higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the five years from 2020 to 2024, the figure has ranged from a high of 25.2 per cent in October-December 2020 to a low of 21.2 per cent in April-June 2021.
The ONS has carried out a survey of wellbeing in the UK since 2011, based on four measures: anxiety; happiness; satisfaction with life; and feeling things in life are worthwhile.
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