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What matters most to people in the UK and has that changed over time?

Categories: Data, Economy, Environment, ONS, Population, Public Policy, Wellbeing
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Since 2011, the ONS has been measuring ‘National Well-being’ to evaluate how we are doing as a nation. National Well-being includes the things that people have told us matter most to them, across the environment, society and economy. Here Liz McKeown looks at our GDP & Beyond work, focusing on responses to our recent online survey reviewing how we measure National Well-being. 

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Going local – delivering data for our communities

Categories: Business, Data, Economy, ONS, Population, Public Policy
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Statistics for local levels of geography are essential to understand the issues affecting communities as well as helping all levels of government measure the progress of their policies. Emma Hickman explains how the ONS is rising to meet the challenge of delivering these detailed data.  

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