Of the more than half a million (557,077) children surveyed by the Children’s Commissioner’s office, 94 per cent of six- to eight-year-olds said they are happy with their life overall, falling to 71 per cent of nine-to-17-year-olds.
However, this finding follows research by The Children’s Society last month that revealed while children had coped relatively well with the pandemic, around a quarter of a million ten – to – 17-year-olds have struggled.
It finds that across all age groups, ethnicities and household incomes, the things they care about the most are their mental and physical health, things to do in their local area, school life and progress in education.
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