Nuffield Health - Healthier Nation Index

The Healthier Nation Index is based on a comprehensive annual survey of 8,000 Britons and offers one of the most detailed looks at all aspects of the nation's physical and mental health. The aim is to understand how people are feeling, identify where the biggest challenges are, and provide this crucial information to the public, the NHS and policymakers, so that they can use it to improve outcomes for everyone and build a healthier nation. 2021 is the first year of the Index and it gives a unique and vital picture of how the UK is faring since the start of the pandemic. Nuffield Health will carry out this poll annually, which will enable us to identify trends and changes year on year. The large sample size allows us to dive deep into variations among age group, gender, ethnicity, region and socio-economic background. Fieldwork was undertaken between 25 March and 1 April 2021. The figures have been weighted and are nationally representative, unless indicated otherwise.