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The miserable life of the long-distance commuter

21 February 2014
 

Commuting long distances and commuting by bus or coach appears to have a negative impact on people’s well-being according to a report by the Office of National Statistics.

The ONS used regression analysis to study the relationship between commuting patterns and four measures of personal well-being among a sample of 60,200 people. 

It found that people who had a one-way commute of 61-90 minutes had a life satisfaction rating 0.17 points lower on a scale from 0-10 compared with those...

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