life
Values
[1]exciting[2]routine[3]dull[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 |
| -/- | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987 |
| A/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for life.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | exciting | routine | dull | don't know | no answer | skipped on web | Total |
| 1973 | - | 675 | 733 | 76 | 5 | 15 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 627 | 747 | 68 | 8 | 34 | - | 1484 |
| 1976 | - | 660 | 761 | 54 | 9 | 15 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 664 | 731 | 101 | 7 | 27 | - | 1530 |
| 1980 | - | 672 | 708 | 82 | 6 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 795 | 926 | 122 | 9 | 8 | - | 1860 |
| 1984 | - | 684 | 704 | 73 | 5 | 7 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | - | 727 | 692 | 98 | 13 | 4 | - | 1534 |
| 1987 | - | 778 | 911 | 81 | 10 | 39 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 504 | 428 | 475 | 47 | 7 | 20 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 504 | 453 | 510 | 54 | 3 | 13 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 455 | 408 | 454 | 45 | 5 | 5 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 524 | 434 | 505 | 41 | 8 | 5 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 531 | 496 | 502 | 69 | 4 | 4 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 996 | 938 | 958 | 82 | 12 | 6 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 981 | 951 | 873 | 80 | 14 | 5 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 950 | 838 | 919 | 103 | 16 | 6 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 956 | 853 | 895 | 90 | 16 | 7 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1841 | 468 | 397 | 33 | 26 | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1914 | 451 | 404 | 37 | 6 | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2507 | 984 | 888 | 102 | 28 | 1 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 671 | 647 | 626 | 64 | 14 | 1 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 763 | 639 | 561 | 66 | 11 | 4 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 666 | 672 | 562 | 62 | 11 | 1 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 824 | 855 | 763 | 82 | 14 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 980 | 945 | 835 | 93 | 12 | 2 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 774 | 766 | 717 | 72 | 18 | 1 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1357 | 962 | 1571 | 136 | 1 | - | 5 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1203 | 993 | 1225 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1067 | 845 | 1231 | 144 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3309 |
| Total | 20968 | 21308 | 22784 | 2371 | 315 | 233 | 16 | 67995 |