article: Data collected over three years has been used to measure the wellbeing of more than 300,000 people across the UK. On average, people rated their happiness between seven and eight out of 10. But the largest percentage of people rating themselves at nine or 10 was in Mid Sussex (39.3%). That compares with 21.8% in Wolverhampton. Sara Erriadi, 27, from Bilston said: "I don't have any family here at all so for me personally to be surrounded by people I love would make me happier. "But for everyone else - if we had a bit more sunshine or more things to do - like a fair - that might make people happier." Joyce and Val from Tipton had travelled to Wolverhampton on the tram for a shopping trip. Val said: "A place is what you make it. If you're a happy person you'll be in a happy place." Joyce said: "I always find the people really friendly in Wolverhampton. "There's happy people and there's miserable people wherever you go." Councillor Garry Wall, leader of Mid Sussex District Council, said: "Being happy isn't just about where you are; it's also about who you are with and how you live your life. We live in an area surrounded by beautiful countryside, areas of outstanding natural beauty and enjoy a growing local economy but crucially we have strong local communities." The ONS found ratings of life satisfaction and happiness were at their lowest, on average, for those aged 45 to 59. Across the UK as a whole people in the Scottish Highlands came out happiest, with 43% saying they were a nine or a 10 on the day they were asked. In Bolsover in Derbyshire, 17.2% rated their happiness between zero and four out of 10. However, it still had far more people at the happiest end of the scale as well, with 37% giving themselves nine or 10 out of 10. Liverpool and Wolverhampton were the only places where average happiness was below seven out of 10, at 6.96 and 6.99 respectively. Despite its low happiness rating, however, Wolverhampton has also emerged as the place where people feel the least anxious, with 58.5% rating themselves at zero or one out of 10 for anxiety. Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor Ian Brookfield, said: "On the one hand they suggest that people in Wolverhampton are less happy, yet by the same measure, there are fewer unhappy people here than in many other areas. Research shows the better you fit into the personality of your area, the happier you are. Take the test to find the best place in Britain for you Read more on happiness from BBC News: Can we make ourselves happier? Why it's hard to measure happiness "At the same time, the report also shows that people in Wolverhampton have the lowest levels of anxiety anywhere in the UK, which appears to contradict the other findings. And of course, we need to remember this is a fairly small sample size of 1,690 residents over a three-year period. "Wolverhampton and Black Country folk are, by nature,
summary: The largest proportion of happy people in England are living in Mid Sussex, the smallest in Wolverhampton, according to official statistics.