"Poorer health generally reduces the possibility of better life outcomes and opportunities. It can restrict employment prospects, reduce earnings and bring additional living costs associated with long-term illness and disability that must somehow be met. In turn, this can lead to living in deprivation, low income and poverty." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Health spotlight page for Preston.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Preston.

Students eligible for free school meals in state-funded schools

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals at different tyes of state-funded schools in Preston.

Dataset

School pupil characteristics

No data available at this level.

Personal wellbeing - happiness

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of people who responded as poor, fair, good, and very good to the question "Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?" in Preston.

Dataset

Personal wellbeing
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
TimePercentage of population01020304050Poor 2011-12: 10.99Poor 2012-13: 7.68Poor 2013-14: 13.33Poor 2014-15: 11.03Poor 2015-16: 13.81Poor 2016-17: 12.42Poor 2017-18: 10.64Poor 2018-19: 6.8Poor 2019-20: 7.53Poor 2020-21: 3.09Poor 2021-22: 4.32Fair 2011-12: 20.65Fair 2012-13: 16.77Fair 2013-14: 19.04Fair 2014-15: 18.43Fair 2015-16: 17.13Fair 2016-17: 18.12Fair 2017-18: 20.79Fair 2018-19: 11.1Fair 2019-20: 19.27Fair 2020-21: 22.33Fair 2021-22: 23.86Good 2011-12: 34.75Good 2012-13: 34.05Good 2013-14: 36.98Good 2014-15: 41.07Good 2015-16: 36.3Good 2016-17: 38.8Good 2017-18: 36.96Good 2018-19: 47.02Good 2019-20: 30.55Good 2020-21: 41.92Good 2021-22: 42.07Very good 2011-12: 33.61Very good 2012-13: 41.51Very good 2013-14: 30.65Very good 2014-15: 29.48Very good 2015-16: 32.76Very good 2016-17: 30.66Very good 2017-18: 31.61Very good 2018-19: 35.08Very good 2019-20: 42.65Very good 2020-21: 32.66Very good 2021-22: 29.75

Personal wellbeing - worthwhile

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of people who responded as poor, fair, good, and very good to the question "Overall, to what extent do you feel that the things you do in your life are worthwhile?" in Preston.

Dataset

Personal wellbeing
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
TimePercentage of population0102030405060Poor 2011-12: 5.22Poor 2012-13: 5.03Poor 2013-14: 6.99Poor 2014-15: 7.42Poor 2015-16: 4.02Poor 2016-17: 5.94Poor 2017-18: 2.9Poor 2018-19: 0Poor 2019-20: 4.64Poor 2020-21: 0Poor 2021-22: 7.39Fair 2011-12: 9.91Fair 2012-13: 14.68Fair 2013-14: 17.46Fair 2014-15: 9.48Fair 2015-16: 22.54Fair 2016-17: 13.89Fair 2017-18: 11.74Fair 2018-19: 0Fair 2019-20: 13.12Fair 2020-21: 0Fair 2021-22: 19.66Good 2011-12: 56.21Good 2012-13: 43.15Good 2013-14: 51.27Good 2014-15: 54.44Good 2015-16: 46.19Good 2016-17: 51.87Good 2017-18: 45.31Good 2018-19: 46.95Good 2019-20: 37.63Good 2020-21: 47.65Good 2021-22: 53.1Very good 2011-12: 28.66Very good 2012-13: 37.14Very good 2013-14: 24.27Very good 2014-15: 28.67Very good 2015-16: 27.24Very good 2016-17: 28.3Very good 2017-18: 40.05Very good 2018-19: 43.5Very good 2019-20: 44.62Very good 2020-21: 40.94Very good 2021-22: 19.85

Personal wellbeing - life-satisfaction

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of people who responded as poor, fair, good, and very good to the question "On a scale where 0 is “not at all anxious” and 10 is “completely anxious”, overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?" in Preston.

Dataset

Personal wellbeing
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
TimePercentage of population0102030405060Poor 2011-12: 4.7Poor 2012-13: 4.31Poor 2013-14: 5.97Poor 2014-15: 4.82Poor 2015-16: 13.67Poor 2016-17: 6.81Poor 2017-18: 0Poor 2018-19: 0Poor 2019-20: 6.17Poor 2020-21: 2.27Poor 2021-22: 6.99Fair 2011-12: 12.13Fair 2012-13: 18.87Fair 2013-14: 19.45Fair 2014-15: 18.67Fair 2015-16: 22.2Fair 2016-17: 16.18Fair 2017-18: 0Fair 2018-19: 0Fair 2019-20: 12.27Fair 2020-21: 10.53Fair 2021-22: 16.81Good 2011-12: 55.63Good 2012-13: 49.77Good 2013-14: 52.22Good 2014-15: 43.89Good 2015-16: 39.62Good 2016-17: 49.67Good 2017-18: 54.88Good 2018-19: 54.74Good 2019-20: 44.34Good 2020-21: 55.66Good 2021-22: 58.76Very good 2011-12: 27.53Very good 2012-13: 27.05Very good 2013-14: 22.37Very good 2014-15: 32.62Very good 2015-16: 24.52Very good 2016-17: 27.33Very good 2017-18: 29.42Very good 2018-19: 34.35Very good 2019-20: 37.22Very good 2020-21: 31.54Very good 2021-22: 17.45

Personal wellbeing - anxiety

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of people who responded as poor, fair, good, and very good to the question "Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?" in Preston.

Dataset

Personal wellbeing
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
TimePercentage of population01020304050Poor 2011-12: 21.27Poor 2012-13: 18Poor 2013-14: 22.31Poor 2014-15: 18.91Poor 2015-16: 24.98Poor 2016-17: 24.56Poor 2017-18: 24.14Poor 2018-19: 14.54Poor 2019-20: 22.28Poor 2020-21: 17.83Poor 2021-22: 28.99Fair 2011-12: 14.15Fair 2012-13: 15.12Fair 2013-14: 15.11Fair 2014-15: 12.58Fair 2015-16: 13.95Fair 2016-17: 8.89Fair 2017-18: 20.9Fair 2018-19: 15.28Fair 2019-20: 16.71Fair 2020-21: 11.35Fair 2021-22: 23.21Good 2011-12: 23.64Good 2012-13: 17.91Good 2013-14: 21.57Good 2014-15: 22.53Good 2015-16: 23.74Good 2016-17: 28.3Good 2017-18: 21.42Good 2018-19: 18.07Good 2019-20: 19.48Good 2020-21: 30.33Good 2021-22: 21.22Very good 2011-12: 40.95Very good 2012-13: 48.97Very good 2013-14: 41.01Very good 2014-15: 45.97Very good 2015-16: 37.32Very good 2016-17: 38.26Very good 2017-18: 33.55Very good 2018-19: 52.12Very good 2019-20: 41.53Very good 2020-21: 40.49Very good 2021-22: 26.58