Existing research has shown that a wide range of inter-linked environmental, social, political, behavioural and demographic factors shape our wellbeing outcomes, but which factors are the key determinants of Londoners’ wellbeing?
We explored this question by analysing the most middle east rcs data recently collected Understanding Society data on wellbeing (2018-2020) using a multiple regression analysis. Using this statistical technique allowed us to identify the independent association of each factor with individuals’ reported wellbeing scores, after accounting for the influences of all other factors. Our regression model showed a plethora of factors had statistically significant effects on Londoners’ wellbeing; that is, effects which were so strong that they could not be explained by chance alone. These are highlighted in green in Figure 2.
Figure 2 – Relative Contribution of Each Factor to Explaining Londoners’ Wellbeing The factors are listed along the Y-axis with the percentage of the total model along the X-axis. Statistically significant factors are labelled in green.