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In general, would you say your quality of life is…
Rating of own quality of life · Asked in 2 waves, 2018–2021 · 6,001 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
| Group | Excellent | Very good | Good | Fair | Poor | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 3,653 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 2,348 |
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.
| 11% |
| 38% |
| 36% |
| 12% |
| 2% |
| 3653 |
| ±2 |
| 18–29 | 11% | 38% | 33% | 14% | 4% | 374 | ±6 |
| 30–44 | 10% | 33% | 38% | 17% | 2% | 905 | ±4 |
| 45–64 | 11% | 38% | 37% | 11% | 2% | 1188 | ±3 |
| 65+ | 13% | 42% | 37% | 7% | 0% | 981 | ±4 |
General Social Survey 2021 · 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.