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GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3b
Health and Happiness
happygeneral happiness
Text of this Question or Item
157. 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?
Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases |
happy | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 very happy |
2 pretty happy |
3 not too happy |
.d don't know |
.i iap |
.n no answer |
.s skipped on web |
ROW TOTAL |
||
year | 1972 | 30.3 486 |
53.2 855 |
16.5 265 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 7 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,613 |
1973 | 35.9 538 |
51.1 766 |
13.1 196 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,504 |
|
1974 | 37.9 561 |
49.0 725 |
13.1 194 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,484 |
|
1975 | 32.9 488 |
54.1 803 |
13.1 194 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,490 |
|
1976 | 34.1 511 |
53.4 800 |
12.5 188 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,499 |
|
1977 | 34.8 532 |
53.2 813 |
11.9 182 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,530 |
|
1978 | 34.3 521 |
56.1 851 |
9.6 145 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 15 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,532 |
|
1980 | 33.9 496 |
52.7 771 |
13.3 195 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,468 |
|
1982 | 30.6 567 |
54.9 1,019 |
14.5 269 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,860 |
|
1983 | 31.2 490 |
56.1 882 |
12.8 201 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 26 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,599 |
|
1984 | 34.7 502 |
52.3 756 |
12.9 187 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 27 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,473 |
|
1985 | 28.6 438 |
60.0 918 |
11.4 174 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,534 |
|
1986 | 32.3 468 |
56.3 816 |
11.4 165 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 21 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,470 |
|
1987 | 29.1 518 |
57.5 1,023 |
13.4 239 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 39 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,819 |
|
1988 | 34.0 498 |
56.8 832 |
9.3 136 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 15 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,481 |
|
1989 | 32.6 498 |
57.7 880 |
9.7 148 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 11 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,537 |
|
1990 | 33.4 455 |
57.6 784 |
9.0 122 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 11 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,372 |
|
1991 | 31.1 467 |
58.0 872 |
11.0 165 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 13 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,517 |
|
1993 | 31.6 506 |
57.3 917 |
11.1 178 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,606 |
|
1994 | 28.8 857 |
59.0 1,756 |
12.2 364 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 14 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,992 |
|
1996 | 30.4 877 |
57.5 1,659 |
12.1 349 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 18 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,904 |
|
1998 | 31.8 891 |
56.1 1,575 |
12.1 340 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
- 24 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,832 |
|
2000 | 31.7 881 |
57.7 1,603 |
10.6 293 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 39 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,817 |
|
2002 | 30.3 415 |
57.3 784 |
12.4 170 |
- 1 |
- 1,393 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,765 |
|
2004 | 31.3 419 |
55.2 738 |
13.5 180 |
- 2 |
- 1,472 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,812 |
|
2006 | 30.8 920 |
56.1 1,676 |
13.1 390 |
- 6 |
- 1,518 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 4,510 |
|
2008 | 29.7 599 |
54.6 1,100 |
15.7 316 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,023 |
|
2010 | 26.4 538 |
58.1 1,184 |
15.5 317 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,044 |
|
2012 | 30.2 593 |
55.7 1,094 |
14.1 277 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,974 |
|
2014 | 31.1 786 |
55.5 1,403 |
13.5 341 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,538 |
|
2016 | 28.2 806 |
56.0 1,601 |
15.8 452 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,867 |
|
2018 | 29.9 701 |
55.8 1,307 |
14.3 336 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,348 |
|
2021 | 19.5 783 |
57.5 2,308 |
23.0 923 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 1 |
- 16 |
100.0 4,032 |
|
COL TOTAL | 30.6 19,606 |
56.0 35,871 |
13.4 8,591 |
- 40 |
- 4,383 |
- 339 |
- 16 |
100.0 68,846 |
Properties | |
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Data type: | numeric |
Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
hapmarhappiness of marriage
Text of this Question or Item
158. Taking all things together, how would you describe your marriage?
Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases |
hapmar | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 very happy |
2 pretty happy |
3 not too happy |
.d don't know |
.i iap |
.n no answer |
.s skipped on web |
ROW TOTAL |
||
year | 1972 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,613 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,613 |
1973 | 67.8 727 |
29.6 317 |
2.6 28 |
- 1 |
- 428 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,504 |
|
1974 | 69.1 732 |
27.4 290 |
3.5 37 |
- 2 |
- 419 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,484 |
|
1975 | 67.4 671 |
29.8 297 |
2.7 27 |
- 2 |
- 488 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,490 |
|
1976 | 66.8 650 |
30.8 300 |
2.4 23 |
- 0 |
- 525 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,499 |
|
1977 | 65.5 632 |
30.9 298 |
3.6 35 |
- 5 |
- 555 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,530 |
|
1978 | 65.2 622 |
32.2 307 |
2.6 25 |
- 1 |
- 571 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,532 |
|
1980 | 67.9 599 |
29.3 258 |
2.8 25 |
- 2 |
- 579 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,468 |
|
1982 | 63.7 625 |
33.2 326 |
3.1 30 |
- 4 |
- 867 |
- 8 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,860 |
|
1983 | 62.4 600 |
34.3 330 |
3.2 31 |
- 0 |
- 634 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,599 |
|
1984 | 65.6 541 |
31.4 259 |
3.0 25 |
- 0 |
- 644 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,473 |
|
1985 | 56.5 488 |
40.1 346 |
3.4 29 |
- 1 |
- 663 |
- 7 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,534 |
|
1986 | 63.1 517 |
33.5 274 |
3.4 28 |
- 1 |
- 644 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,470 |
|
1987 | 63.4 573 |
33.7 305 |
2.9 26 |
- 0 |
- 903 |
- 12 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,819 |
|
1988 | 62.5 492 |
34.1 268 |
3.4 27 |
- 0 |
- 693 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,481 |
|
1989 | 60.5 508 |
37.0 311 |
2.5 21 |
- 3 |
- 690 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,537 |
|
1990 | 64.6 468 |
33.1 240 |
2.2 16 |
- 1 |
- 643 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,372 |
|
1991 | 63.2 506 |
33.5 268 |
3.2 26 |
- 1 |
- 713 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,517 |
|
1993 | 61.8 527 |
35.3 301 |
2.9 25 |
- 3 |
- 747 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,606 |
|
1994 | 60.6 927 |
36.3 555 |
3.1 47 |
- 4 |
- 1,451 |
- 8 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,992 |
|
1996 | 61.9 854 |
35.9 495 |
2.2 30 |
- 4 |
- 1,514 |
- 7 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,904 |
|
1998 | 63.9 855 |
33.3 445 |
2.8 37 |
- 1 |
- 1,486 |
- 8 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,832 |
|
2000 | 62.4 789 |
34.3 434 |
3.2 41 |
- 6 |
- 1,538 |
- 9 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,817 |
|
2002 | 61.4 370 |
35.7 215 |
3.0 18 |
- 1 |
- 2,161 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,765 |
|
2004 | 61.7 417 |
34.6 234 |
3.7 25 |
- 0 |
- 2,130 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,812 |
|
2006 | 61.1 861 |
36.3 512 |
2.6 37 |
- 1 |
- 3,094 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 4,510 |
|
2008 | 61.5 596 |
35.4 343 |
3.1 30 |
- 1 |
- 1,046 |
- 7 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,023 |
|
2010 | 61.4 544 |
35.4 314 |
3.2 28 |
- 2 |
- 1,152 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,044 |
|
2012 | 65.7 589 |
31.4 282 |
2.9 26 |
- 0 |
- 1,074 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,974 |
|
2014 | 59.8 691 |
36.8 425 |
3.4 39 |
- 2 |
- 1,376 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,538 |
|
2016 | 60.3 726 |
35.7 430 |
4.0 48 |
- 1 |
- 1,654 |
- 8 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,867 |
|
2018 | 64.3 638 |
32.7 324 |
3.0 30 |
- 1 |
- 1,348 |
- 7 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,348 |
|
2021 | 61.0 1,211 |
35.3 701 |
3.7 74 |
- 0 |
- 2,031 |
- 3 |
- 12 |
100.0 4,032 |
|
COL TOTAL | 63.1 20,546 |
33.8 11,004 |
3.1 994 |
- 51 |
- 36,074 |
- 165 |
- 12 |
100.0 68,846 |
Properties | |
---|---|
Data type: | numeric |
Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
healthcondition of health
Text of this Question or Item
159. Would you say your own health, in general, is excellent, good, fair, or poor?
Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases |
health | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 excellent |
2 good |
3 fair |
4 poor |
.d don't know |
.i iap |
.n no answer |
.s skipped on web |
ROW TOTAL |
||
year | 1972 | 30.0 483 |
44.8 722 |
19.9 321 |
5.3 86 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,613 |
1973 | 31.9 479 |
39.9 599 |
21.0 315 |
7.1 107 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,504 |
|
1974 | 32.8 486 |
39.8 589 |
21.2 314 |
6.1 91 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,484 |
|
1975 | 32.4 482 |
39.8 592 |
21.4 319 |
6.4 96 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,490 |
|
1976 | 31.3 469 |
42.0 629 |
19.8 296 |
6.9 104 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,499 |
|
1977 | 31.8 485 |
40.9 624 |
20.5 313 |
6.9 105 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,530 |
|
1978 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,532 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,532 |
|
1980 | 31.8 466 |
42.0 616 |
19.6 288 |
6.5 96 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,468 |
|
1982 | 30.6 569 |
41.7 775 |
20.0 371 |
7.7 143 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,860 |
|
1983 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,599 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,599 |
|
1984 | 29.9 437 |
47.7 697 |
17.7 258 |
4.7 69 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 11 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,473 |
|
1985 | 33.5 513 |
42.3 647 |
17.6 269 |
6.6 101 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,534 |
|
1986 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,470 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,470 |
|
1987 | 32.8 596 |
43.0 780 |
18.7 339 |
5.6 101 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,819 |
|
1988 | 30.7 300 |
45.1 440 |
17.8 174 |
6.4 62 |
- 0 |
- 504 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,481 |
|
1989 | 33.2 342 |
44.7 460 |
17.8 183 |
4.3 44 |
- 3 |
- 504 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,537 |
|
1990 | 31.2 285 |
45.8 419 |
17.7 162 |
5.3 48 |
- 2 |
- 455 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,372 |
|
1991 | 31.3 309 |
44.5 440 |
19.8 196 |
4.4 43 |
- 0 |
- 524 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,517 |
|
1993 | 31.7 339 |
45.5 487 |
16.6 178 |
6.3 67 |
- 1 |
- 531 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,606 |
|
1994 | 31.4 627 |
46.7 931 |
17.3 345 |
4.6 91 |
- 0 |
- 996 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,992 |
|
1996 | 31.0 749 |
49.1 1,187 |
16.0 388 |
3.9 95 |
- 2 |
- 472 |
- 11 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,904 |
|
1998 | 31.0 874 |
47.7 1,345 |
16.5 466 |
4.8 136 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
- 9 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,832 |
|
2000 | 30.2 702 |
47.5 1,103 |
17.0 394 |
5.4 125 |
- 2 |
- 478 |
- 13 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,817 |
|
2002 | 30.8 568 |
46.2 854 |
17.4 322 |
5.6 103 |
- 4 |
- 911 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,765 |
|
2004 | 30.6 415 |
48.0 650 |
17.3 234 |
4.1 56 |
- 0 |
- 1,457 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,812 |
|
2006 | 27.8 976 |
46.7 1,641 |
20.0 704 |
5.5 195 |
- 1 |
- 989 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 4,510 |
|
2008 | 25.3 342 |
48.3 653 |
21.0 284 |
5.3 72 |
- 1 |
- 671 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,023 |
|
2010 | 25.4 325 |
46.1 589 |
22.7 290 |
5.8 74 |
- 2 |
- 763 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,044 |
|
2012 | 26.8 350 |
45.8 598 |
21.1 275 |
6.4 83 |
- 1 |
- 666 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,974 |
|
2014 | 25.8 441 |
46.9 802 |
19.9 340 |
7.4 127 |
- 4 |
- 824 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,538 |
|
2016 | 22.2 418 |
48.8 919 |
22.8 430 |
6.3 118 |
- 0 |
- 979 |
- 3 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,867 |
|
2018 | 22.9 359 |
49.1 771 |
22.6 355 |
5.4 84 |
- 5 |
- 774 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,348 |
|
2021 | 20.8 835 |
56.3 2,264 |
19.2 773 |
3.8 151 |
- 0 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
- 4 |
100.0 4,032 |
|
COL TOTAL | 29.1 15,021 |
46.2 23,823 |
19.2 9,896 |
5.6 2,873 |
- 35 |
- 17,104 |
- 90 |
- 4 |
100.0 68,846 |
Properties | |
---|---|
Data type: | numeric |
Missing-data codes: | .d,.i,.j,.m,.n,.p,.q,.r,.s,.u,.x,.y,.z |
lifeis life exciting or dull
Text of this Question or Item
160. In general, do you find life exciting, pretty routine, or dull?
Cells contain: -Valid row pct. -N of cases |
life | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 exciting |
2 routine |
3 dull |
.d don't know |
.i iap |
.n no answer |
.s skipped on web |
ROW TOTAL |
||
year | 1972 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,613 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,613 |
1973 | 45.5 675 |
49.4 733 |
5.1 76 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
- 15 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,504 |
|
1974 | 43.5 627 |
51.8 747 |
4.7 68 |
- 8 |
- 0 |
- 34 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,484 |
|
1975 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,490 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,490 |
|
1976 | 44.7 660 |
51.6 761 |
3.7 54 |
- 9 |
- 0 |
- 15 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,499 |
|
1977 | 44.4 664 |
48.9 731 |
6.8 101 |
- 7 |
- 0 |
- 27 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,530 |
|
1978 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,532 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,532 |
|
1980 | 46.0 672 |
48.4 708 |
5.6 82 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,468 |
|
1982 | 43.1 795 |
50.2 926 |
6.6 122 |
- 9 |
- 0 |
- 8 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,860 |
|
1983 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,599 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,599 |
|
1984 | 46.8 684 |
48.2 704 |
5.0 73 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
- 7 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,473 |
|
1985 | 47.9 727 |
45.6 692 |
6.5 98 |
- 13 |
- 0 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,534 |
|
1986 | - 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,470 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 1,470 |
|
1987 | 44.0 778 |
51.5 911 |
4.6 81 |
- 10 |
- 0 |
- 39 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,819 |
|
1988 | 45.1 428 |
50.0 475 |
4.9 47 |
- 7 |
- 504 |
- 20 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,481 |
|
1989 | 44.5 453 |
50.1 510 |
5.3 54 |
- 3 |
- 504 |
- 13 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,537 |
|
1990 | 45.0 408 |
50.1 454 |
5.0 45 |
- 5 |
- 455 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,372 |
|
1991 | 44.3 434 |
51.5 505 |
4.2 41 |
- 8 |
- 524 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,517 |
|
1993 | 46.5 496 |
47.0 502 |
6.5 69 |
- 4 |
- 531 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,606 |
|
1994 | 47.4 938 |
48.4 958 |
4.1 82 |
- 12 |
- 996 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,992 |
|
1996 | 49.9 951 |
45.9 873 |
4.2 80 |
- 14 |
- 981 |
- 5 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,904 |
|
1998 | 45.1 838 |
49.4 919 |
5.5 103 |
- 16 |
- 950 |
- 6 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,832 |
|
2000 | 46.4 853 |
48.7 895 |
4.9 90 |
- 16 |
- 956 |
- 7 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,817 |
|
2002 | 52.1 468 |
44.2 397 |
3.7 33 |
- 26 |
- 1,841 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,765 |
|
2004 | 50.6 451 |
45.3 404 |
4.1 37 |
- 6 |
- 1,914 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,812 |
|
2006 | 49.8 984 |
45.0 888 |
5.2 102 |
- 28 |
- 2,507 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 4,510 |
|
2008 | 48.4 647 |
46.8 626 |
4.8 64 |
- 14 |
- 671 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,023 |
|
2010 | 50.5 639 |
44.3 561 |
5.2 66 |
- 11 |
- 763 |
- 4 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,044 |
|
2012 | 51.9 672 |
43.4 562 |
4.8 62 |
- 11 |
- 666 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 1,974 |
|
2014 | 50.3 855 |
44.9 763 |
4.8 82 |
- 14 |
- 824 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,538 |
|
2016 | 50.5 945 |
44.6 835 |
5.0 93 |
- 12 |
- 980 |
- 2 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,867 |
|
2018 | 49.3 766 |
46.1 717 |
4.6 72 |
- 18 |
- 774 |
- 1 |
- 0 |
100.0 2,348 |
|
2021 | 36.0 962 |
58.9 1,571 |
5.1 136 |
- 1 |
- 1,357 |
- 0 |
- 5 |
100.0 4,032 |
|
COL TOTAL | 46.5 19,470 |
48.5 20,328 |
5.0 2,113 |
- 298 |
- 26,402 |
- 230 |
- 5 |
100.0 68,846 |
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Data type: | numeric |
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