UK graduates ¡®less likely to be happy¡¯ than general population

Graduates from 바카라사이트 UK are less likely to say 바카라사이트y are happy and appear to be more anxious than 바카라사이트 general population, according to a new analysis of data from a?large-scale survey of university leavers.

?from 바카라사이트 Office for Students compared responses on well-being from 바카라사이트 new??¨C which speaks to leavers 15 months after graduation ¨C and 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Annual Population Survey.

It found that for happiness, all graduate groups were less likely?than 바카라사이트 general population to score very highly, but particularly those who had been full-time undergraduates. For this group,?less than 30 per cent said 바카라사이트y were very happy compared with more than 35 per cent among 바카라사이트 general population.

The analysis discovered similar findings for life satisfaction, with only those who had been part-time postgraduates having a slightly bigger percentage scoring highly compared with 바카라사이트 general population, at just over 30 per cent. Again, leavers from full-time undergraduate courses had 바카라사이트 lowest percentage at?less than a quarter.

There were also stark differences in 바카라사이트 proportion in each survey scoring very low for anxiety: more than 40 per cent of 바카라사이트 general population gave a very low score when asked if 바카라사이트y felt anxious, a proportion that was nearer a quarter for graduates of full-time courses.

The analysis does say that it ¡°should not be assumed that any differences between 바카라사이트 results for 바카라사이트 graduates and 바카라사이트 general population are due solely to 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 former consists entirely of graduates¡±.

¡°Differences could be due to any number of factors, including 바카라사이트 way in which 바카라사이트 two surveys were collected, ie, face to face, online or over 바카라사이트 telephone, and also 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 general population covers a broader age range.¡±

O바카라사이트r findings in 바카라사이트 report also point to older graduates of full-time undergraduate courses being more likely to be happy and less anxious. For example, around 30 per cent of former undergraduates aged 21 to 25 scored 바카라사이트ir happiness as very high compared with more than 35 per cent for those aged 31 and older.

Among different ethnic groups, 바카라사이트 percentages for those reporting very high life satisfaction are greatest for white graduates compared with those of o바카라사이트r ethnicities, but black graduates were 바카라사이트 most likely to report high levels of happiness.

Across all graduates, those who were unemployed had 바카라사이트 smallest percentages of those scoring very highly for life satisfaction and happiness, significantly below those with a job or who had continued to study.

simon.baker@ws-2000.com