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How happy r is

Source: R/gss_vars_487.R
happy7.Rd

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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 1317. If you were to consider your life in general, how happy or unhappy would you say you are, on the whole?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapcan't choosecompletely happycompletely unhappyfairly happyfairly unhappyneither happy nor unhappyno answervery happyvery unhappyskipped on webnot available in this yearTotal
19721613-----------1613
19731504-----------1504
19741484-----------1484
19751490-----------1490
19761499-----------1499
19771530-----------1530
19781532-----------1532
19801468-----------1468
19821860-----------1860
19831599-----------1599
19841473-----------1473
19851534-----------1534
19861470-----------1470
19871819-----------1819
19881481-----------1481
19891537-----------1537
19901372-----------1372
19911517-----------1517
19931606-----------1606
19942992-----------2992
19962904-----------2904
19982832-----------2832
20002817-----------2817
20021594714113913269451016--2765
20042812-----------2812
20064510-----------4510
20082023-----------2023
20102044-----------2044
20126721114854403577756316--1974
20142538-----------2538
20162867-----------2867
20182348-----------2348
20214032-----------4032
202212204328288651231755782347-3544
2024-----------33093309
Total6759361571141696190321161855667330975699

Values

  • 1 completely happy

  • 2 very happy

  • 3 fairly happy

  • 4 neither happy nor unhappy

  • 5 fairly unhappy

  • 6 very unhappy

  • 7 completely unhappy

  • NA(d) can't choose

  • 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