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If you were asked to rate your overall life from 0-10, where 10 represents the best possible state and 0 represents the worst possible state, how would you rate your life today?
Current overall life rating from 0 to 10 · Asked in 2 waves, 2018–2022 · 3,432 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,984 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,448 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | 0 - worst possible state | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 - best possible state | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 14% | 28% | 29% | 13% | 1984 | ±3 | |
| 18–29 | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 18% | 14% | 26% | 27% | 8% | 377 | ±8 | |
| 30–44 | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 27% | 26% | 15% | 691 | ±6 | |
| 45–64 | – | – | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 27% | 35% | 13% | 667 | ±6 | |
| 65+ † | – | – | – | 1% | – | 4% | 8% | 12% | 31% | 31% | 13% | 141 | ±15 |
General Social Survey 2022 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.