Early 50s people are least happy and most anxious

People in their early 50s are more anxious, less happy and are the least satisfied with their lives, according to research.

More than 30,000 people across the UK were asked four questions about life satisfaction, happiness, anxiety and how worthwhile they feel their life is.
Those aged 50-54 scored the lowest when it came to happiness, life satisfaction and anxiety, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) study.
But the best of life could come after your mid 60s - the report found the most satisfied are between 70-74.
They were also most likely to say the things they do are worthwhile, and on average more 65-69-year-olds said they felt happy.
Wellbeing starts to drop off after the age of 75, according to the research.
People over 90 were more likely to say the things they do are not very worthwhile - but were also the least anxious group.

Happiness jumps when people hit their mid 60s, according to the research

Those aged 16-34 scored consistently positive results in all four questions.
"In the past, we've thought of personal wellbeing as peaking in younger and older age," said Glenn Everett from the ONS.
"What these findings tell us is that that's not quite true.
"Wellbeing falls again after people reach the age of 75.
"This presents a considerable challenge for policy-makers and providers of health and social care services, for example, given that life expectancy is rising.
"The low wellbeing in middle age might also suggest that those in this age group are struggling with the double responsibility of caring for children and for elderly parents."
Saamah Abdallah, from the Centre for Wellbeing, told Sky News, the study was important.
"Decades of research by economists and psychologists have shown that this data is meaningful and it's useful.
"It correlates with lots of things, like brain scans and physiological responses, and it predicts things.
"Your wellbeing predicts how likely you are to stay in your job, how likely you are to stay married, how long you can expect to live."
Ralph Scott, from think-tank Demos, said the survey was perhaps too subjective and might not reflect the "concrete, everyday reality of their lives - the economic conditions".