Book Chapter

What is the impact of air pollution on life satisfaction for people living in England?

By Sarah Knight and Peter Howley

Edited by Michaela Benzeval, Magda Borkowska, Charlotte Hamilton, Susan Harkness, Rebecca Parsons, Raj Patel and Alina Pelikh

Publication details

Publication date
Series or book
Insights 2018-19: Findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Pages
pp. 30–31
Publisher
University of Essex: Institute for Social and Economic Research
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Summary

Key points: Increases in air pollution from nitrogen dioxide had a negative impact on people’s life satisfaction.

The size of the estimated effect of nitrogen dioxide levels on life satisfaction was comparable to many ‘big-hitting’ life events.

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