People in Kirklees aren't as happy as they were 12 months ago - but the happy chaps in Calderdale are smiling more.

That's according to a survey which asked people to rate their current situation on factors ranging from happiness to levels of anxiety.

Figures from the Office of National Statistics' Personal Well-being survey also took into account the extent to which people feel the things in their life are worthwhile, as well as satisfaction with their life in general.

In Kirklees, people had an average happiness rating out of ten of 7.29 in 2011/12, compared to 7.06 this year - 39.12 per cent of people said 7 or 8, but 33.24 said 6 or below.

But those in Calderdale are slightly happier this year - with a 7.37 happiness score in 2012/13 compared to a 7.30 score in 2011/12. A massive 40.12 per cent of respondents scored their happiness at 7 or 8.

People in Kirklees are however more satisfied with their lives in 2012/13, with a 7.36 average compared to 7.28 in 2011/12 - 51.99 per cent of people rated their satisfaction level as 7 or 8.

For a full breakdown of the scores for all four factors for Kirklees and Calderdale, take a look at our interactive maps - you can also have a look at happiness across the UK

Those in Calderdale feel more worthwhile than last year, with a 0.5 boost in 2012/13 from 7.73 in 2011/12; while people in Kirklees boast a 0.1 worthwhile increase in 2012/13 from 7.58 in 2011/12.

Levels of anxiety have gone down in Kirklees, with a 3.14 average in 2011/12 dropping to 3.05 in 2012/13 - while Calderdale residents are slightly more anxious this year than last.

The UK as a whole is 0.5 per cent happier and 1.2 per cent more satisfied than a year ago - 72 per cent and 77 per per cent respectively responding with a rating of 7 or more.

And we're all less anxious according to the results, with a 0.9 drop this year to just 21 per cent.

Northern Ireland had the highest average ratings for life satisfaction, worthwhile and happiness in 2012/13.

A greater proportion of people in Northern Ireland rated their life satisfaction, worthwhile and happiness as very high - 9 or 10 out of 10 - than in any other UK country.

In Fermanagh residents have the biggest smiles in the whole of Britain, with a happiness rating of 8.28 - Moyle and Lisburn came a close second and third.

On English shores, Hampshire had some of the highest average levels of personal well-being across all four factors.

But in Essex, it appears that not everything is as rosy. The county’s towns of Harlow and Brentwood rated as the two unhappiest places in the UK, followed by Liverpool in third.

For the full results of the survey visit  www.ons.gov.uk