Mood of nation lifted as pandemic restrictions were eased, CSO data shows

restrictions on the mood of the nation in 2021 has been revealed in the latest raft of data published by the

The percentage of respondents who reported low levels of satisfaction with their lives, meanwhile, fell from 14 per cent in 2021 to just over 10 per cent last year. A total of 17.4 per cent of women said they felt downhearted or depressed at least sometimes over the four-week period before being interviewed by CSO researchers, down from just over 26 per cent two years earlier.

A total of 82 per cent married respondents said they felt happy either always or most of the time during the four-week period before taking part in the study. The CSO did not extrapolate the reason for their happiness but the research also recorded that those over the age of 65 were also more inclined to report high overall satisfaction with their financial situation, the amount of time they have available for enjoyable activities and with their personal relationships.

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