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Sense That Life Is Worthwhile: UK vs. Canada
ONS "things you do in life are worthwhile" and Statistics Canada "meaning and purpose": the same question in two national surveys.
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United Kingdom · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 1 year
Continuation isn't available for Canada: Last observation was 571 days ago — too stale to project.
Dashed: the projection from the latest reading. Shaded: the range about two in three outcomes land in. A projection, not a promise.
What this chart reads
- UK Sense That Life Is Worthwhile (ONS)as “United Kingdom”behindlatest 2026-03-31
- Canada Sense of Meaning and Purpose (Statistics Canada)as “Canada”behindlatest 2025-04-01
Sources
UK Sense That Life Is Worthwhile (ONS). Source: Office for National Statistics, Quarterly personal well-being estimates (seasonally adjusted), licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Canada Sense of Meaning and Purpose (Statistics Canada). Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0845-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada, under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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