Age 32 Survey

The Age 32 Survey is now complete! A huge thank you to the more than 7,000 of you who took part. We really appreciate your contribution.

Here’s just a very brief snapshot of some of the things we’ve learned about your lives at age 32. We’ve included more findings from the survey in our Next Steps 2025 update.

Your lives at age 32

Work:

• Four in 10 of you said you were very satisfied with your job.
• More than two thirds of you said you’re motivated to give your best at work.
• More than four in 10 said you’re often or always stressed at work.

Relationships and family:

• Six in 10 of you were living with a partner or spouse at age 32.
• Half of you have children of your own or are living with stepchildren.
• Of those without kids, six in 10 said they would like to become parents in the future.

Health and wellbeing:

• Two thirds of you were very or fairly satisfied with your lives so far.
• More than half of you exercise at least three times a week.
• Just over one quarter of you never drink alcohol.

Why age 32?

We are keen to hear from you every few years to keep up to date with what’s happening in your lives. In your 30s, many of you are building your careers, having children and experiencing new things. We wanted to find out what your life is like now, and how things have changed for you.

What did we ask?

We asked about your family and relationships, housing, employment and income, education, health and wellbeing, identity and attitudes, childhood and other life events.

We have asked you some of these questions in previous surveys. It’s important we ask these again to see how your experiences and circumstances change over time. Some questions were new and asked you to reflect on your life during the unprecedented times of the pandemic.

What else did we ask you for?

We asked your permission to add some information about you from administrative records (if you hadn’t given these permissions previously). Adding these records helps researchers to learn more about your generation, and to build a more complete picture of what life is like for you.

We also asked you for a saliva sample. The samples you provided will be used by experts to investigate the links between our genes and different health conditions, which can help with disease prevention.

More information

We need your help – Age 32 Survey booklet

Adding information from your administrative records – Age 32 Survey booklet

Why should I give a saliva sample? – Age 32 Survey booklet