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Brits healthier and wealthier, but not happier
10 April 2008
Britons today may live longer, have more money and possess more things, but they are no happier than they were 20 years ago, according to new research.
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The latest statistics on social trends from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that between 1987 and 2006, the amount of money we have has doubled, along with the amount we are spending.
In that time, life expectancy has shot up, with fewer people dying from strokes or heart disease today than there were in 1987.
Despite this positive news, there has not been an increase in Britons' happiness or contentment levels, the research also showed.
Paul Allin, a spokesman for ONS, said: "In the UK, as in the United States and many other countries, life satisfaction overall has levelled off, despite increasing real economic wealth."
According to the study, the trend is normal and demonstrates the 'Easterlin Paradox', in which happiness stops increasing in relation to income past a certain point.
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