happy
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Question Taken all together, how would you say things are these days–would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?
Values
[1]very happy[2]pretty happy[3]not too happy[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for happy.
Counts by year:
| year | very happy | pretty happy | not too happy | no answer | don't know | iap | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 486 | 855 | 265 | 7 | - | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 538 | 766 | 196 | 4 | - | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 561 | 725 | 194 | 4 | - | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 488 | 803 | 194 | 5 | - | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 511 | 800 | 188 | - | - | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 532 | 813 | 182 | 3 | - | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 521 | 851 | 145 | 15 | - | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 496 | 771 | 195 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 567 | 1019 | 269 | 5 | - | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 490 | 882 | 201 | 26 | - | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 502 | 756 | 187 | 27 | 1 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 438 | 918 | 174 | 4 | - | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 468 | 816 | 165 | 21 | - | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 518 | 1023 | 239 | 39 | - | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 498 | 832 | 136 | 15 | - | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 498 | 880 | 148 | 11 | - | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 455 | 784 | 122 | 11 | - | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 467 | 872 | 165 | 13 | - | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 506 | 917 | 178 | 5 | - | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 857 | 1756 | 364 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 877 | 1659 | 349 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 891 | 1575 | 340 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 881 | 1603 | 293 | 39 | 1 | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 415 | 784 | 170 | 2 | 1 | 1393 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 419 | 738 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 1472 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 920 | 1676 | 390 | - | 6 | 1518 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 599 | 1100 | 316 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 538 | 1184 | 317 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 593 | 1094 | 277 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 786 | 1403 | 341 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 806 | 1601 | 452 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 701 | 1307 | 336 | - | 4 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 783 | 2308 | 923 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 779 | 1942 | 799 | 4 | 11 | - | 9 | 3544 |
| Total | 20385 | 37813 | 9390 | 343 | 51 | 4383 | 25 | 72390 |