would you trade lives?
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a profession in one country

life as a plumber in United Kingdom

1 stranger working as plumber in United Kingdom have shared an anonymous fragment of their life. Average happiness 8.0 / 10, average stress 6.0 / 10. 61% of voters would trade lives with one of them; 20% would not.

fewer than 5 fragments — averages may not be representative.

averages across this group

1
lives
8.0/ 10
happiness
6.0/ 10
stress
7.4h/ night
sleep
13h/ week
free time
$8,653/ month
avg income

how strangers vote on these lives

would trade61%
would not trade20%
unsure19%

110 voices

how this group feels to strangers

  • peaceful15
  • lonely8
  • meaningful8
  • stable8
  • inspiring7
  • enviable3

one plumber in United Kingdom has shared an anonymous fragment of their life. the sample is small — read the numbers below as suggestive, not definitive.

asked whether they would trade lives with plumbers in United Kingdom, 110 strangers have answered. the result is narrowly yes — slightly more strangers would trade in than not: 61% would trade, 20% would not, 19% are unsure.

compared with plumbers worldwide, plumbers in United Kingdom are happier by 1.3 points on the 1–10 scale and more stressed by 0.8 points.

compared with everyone else in United Kingdom, plumbers in United Kingdom are happier by 2.0 points on the 1–10 scale, less stressed by 0.7 points, and more envied by 15 percentage points in the trade-or-not vote.

how this compares

  • vs all plumbers globally
    happiness +1.3stress +0.8would-trade -2.0pp
  • vs all lives in United Kingdom
    happiness +2.0stress -0.7would-trade +15.0pp

fragments