Isles residents 'happiest in UK'
Northern Ireland has been named the happiest country in the UK to live, with people living in the remote Scottish isles the happiest area in the nation, according to data by the Office for National Statistics.
Northern Ireland 'happiest country in the UK'
Northern Ireland is the happiest country in the UK overall, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The study revealed more people in Northern Ireland rated their life satisfaction and happiness as high than in England, Scotland or Wales.
Wales had proportionately more people than any other country in the UK rating their life satisfaction as low.
The 2012/2013 statistics are the first from ONS to explore how personal well-being varies across the countries, regions and more local areas of the UK.
Participants were asked how satisfied they were with their life, to what extent they felt the things they did in their life were worthwhile, and how happy or anxious they felt.
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