A summary of the latest articles, tools and other publications from the Office for National Statistics over the past month | | A million fewer people are gaining health benefits from nature since 2020 The number of visits to and time spent in nature in the UK has dropped since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, meaning around 1.1 million fewer people gained health benefits from spending time in nature in 2022 compared with two years earlier. This drop in health benefits was also equivalent to more than 22,000 years of life in perfect health lost across people in the UK. | | In case you missed it Origin-destination data explorer Explore animated movements of people in England and Wales with our newinteractive guide and toolusing Census 2021 origin-destination data. Origin-destination data show the movement of people from one location to another, such as migration and commuting patterns. It is sometimes known as "flow data". |
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds feel less in control of their futures One in four young people in the lowest-income households feel people like them dont have much of a chance in life. This is according to analysis of data from theCovid Social Mobility and Opportunities (COSMO)study, which surveyed young people in England whose GCSEs were disrupted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. |
Create a population group profile We have launched a new interactive tool for seeing how a selected population group compares to the whole population of England and Wales Using Census 2021 data, groups can be selected across a variety of measures including health, education and employment. |
| | What other subscribers love How the ONS is transforming UK prices statistics For several years now the ONS has been reducing our reliance on traditional surveys and using more so-called big and administrative datasets from the public and private sectors. Now its the turn of consumer prices, with important changes to key statistics being introduced in the coming months. |
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