GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING

A lack of good health and well-being is one of the major barriers to opportunity.

Health and wellbeing inequalities lie at the heart of driving levelling up and improving social mobility, as the Marmot Report 10 Years On set out very clearly. Good health and wellbeing are often a precursor to a person being in a position to make the most of their talents and in work, feel they can consider taking the next step in their career. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a stark light on the health inequalities our country has and how they impact on wider life. The statistics on diverging life expectancy give a clear sense of how communities even living side by side can have very different outcomes.

Measures:

•  Life expectancies at birth, per demographic and region, index of multiple deprivation (Office for National Statistics)

• Percentage of people who report feeling lonely often (Active Lives Survey)

•  Proportion of adult/child population obese/overweight / average adult BMI (Health Survey for England, UK Government)

•  Average ratings of personal wellbeing (life satisfaction, worthwhile, happy, anxious), by region (Office for National Statistics)

•  Percentage of life spent in ill health by deprivation decile (Public Health England, UK Government)

• Average days of absenteeism per year per company (ONS)

These measures have been developed by the Purpose Coalition and in consultation with the Office for National Statistics.