variables: 577009

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577009 Cantril ladder score   Average of survey responses to the 'Cantril Ladder' question in the Gallup World Poll. The survey question asks respondents to think of a ladder, with the best possible life for them being a 10, and the worst possible life being a 0. 2023-03-20 16:07:58 2024-05-05 18:56:09     2011-2022 5924     
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 0     cantril_ladder_score grapher/happiness/2023-03-20/happiness/happiness#cantril_ladder_score   2     Self-reported life satisfaction World Happiness Report World Happiness Report   Average of survey responses to the 'Cantril Ladder' question in the Gallup World Poll. The survey question asks respondents to think of a ladder, with the best possible life for them being a 10, and the worst possible life being a 0.   
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    "The data gives the national average of survey responses to the 'Cantril Ladder' question, which asks respondents to evaluate their life on a scale from 0 to 10.",
    "The exact wording of the question is the following: _\u201cPlease imagine a ladder, with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time?\u201d._",
    "The data is produced as part of the World Happiness Report, based on several rounds of Gallup World Poll surveys.",
    "All figures are produced by the source using the Gallup survey weights to make the estimates representative at the national level.",
    "The number of people and countries surveyed varies year to year, but typically more than 100,000 people in 130 countries participate in the Gallup World Poll each year."
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