| Selfreport on single question: All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays? 0 extremely dissatisfied 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 extremely satisfied - don't know - no answer | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, O-SLW | Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole |
| Time frame, c | currently (today, these days, presently) |
| Mode, sq | 1 question |
| Scale type, n | numerical scale Range = 11 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | MacKerron & Mourato (2009): study GB London 2007 |
| Title | Life Satistfaction and Air Quality in London. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, London, 2007 |
| Reference | Pichler (2009): study ZZ Europe 2004 |
| Title | Determinants of Work-Life Balance: Shortcomings in the Contemporary Measurement of WLB in Large-Scale Surveys. |
| Public | Employed in paid work, 26 European nations, 2004-05 |
| Reference | Safi (2010): study ZZ Western Europe 2002 |
| Title | Immigrants' Life Satisfaction in Europe: Between Assimilation and Discrimination. |
| Public | 15+ aged, general public, 12 European nations 2002-2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study AT 2003 2-9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Austria, 2003 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study AT 2004 1-4 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Austria, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study BE 2002 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2002-03 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study BE 2004 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study BE 2006 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study BE 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study BE 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Belgium, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study BG 2006 11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Bulgaria, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study BG 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Bulgaria, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study BG 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Bulgaria, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CH 2002 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Switzerland, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CH 2004 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Switzerland, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CH 2006 8 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Switzerland, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CH 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Switzerland, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CH 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Switzerland, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CY 2006 10-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Cyprus, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CY 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Cyprus, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CZ 2002 11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Czech Republic, 2002-03 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CZ 2004 10-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Czech Republic, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study CZ 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Czech Republic, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DE 2002 11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Germany, 2002-03 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DE 2004 8 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Germany, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DE 2006 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Germany, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DE 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Germany, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DE 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Germany, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DK 2002 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Denmark, 2002-03 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DK 2004 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Denmark, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DK 2006 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Denmark, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DK 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Denmark, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study DK 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Denmark, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study EE 2004 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Estonia, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study EE 2006 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Estonia, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study EE 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Estonia, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study EE 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Estonia, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study ES 2002 11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Spain, 2002-03 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study ES 2004 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Spain, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study ES 2006 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Spain, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study ES 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Spain, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study ES 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Spain, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FI 2002 9-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Finland, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FI 2004 9-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Finland, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FI 2006 9-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Finland, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FI 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Finland, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FI 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Finland, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FR 2003 09-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, France, 2003 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FR 2004 11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, France, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FR 2006 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, France, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FR 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, France, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study FR 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, France, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study GB 2002 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study GB 2004 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study GB 2006 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study GB 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study GB 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study GR 2003 1-3 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Greece, 2003 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study GR 2004 1-3 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Greece, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study HU 2002 10-11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Hungary, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study HU 2004 4-5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Hungary, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study HU 2006 11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Hungary, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study HU 2008 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, Hungary, 2008 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study HU 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Hungary, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study IE 2002 12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Ireland, 2002-03 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study IE 2005 1-6 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Ireland, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study IL 2002 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Israel, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study IL 2008 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, Israel, 2008 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study IL 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Israel, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study IS 2005 4-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Iceland, 2005 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study IT 2003 01-06 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Italy, 2003 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study LU 2003 4-8 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Luxembourg, 2003 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study LU 2004 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Luxembourg, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NL 2002 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NL 2004 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NL 2008 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2008 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NL 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Netherlands, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NO 2002 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Norway, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NO 2004 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Norway, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NO 2006 8-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Norway, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NO 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Norway, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study NO 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Norway, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PL 2002 09-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PL 2004 10-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PL 2006 10-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PL 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PL 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PT 2002 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PT 2004 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PT 2006 10 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PT 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study PT 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study RO 2006 12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Romania, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study RU 2006 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Russia, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study RU 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Russia, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study RU 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Russia, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SE 2002 9-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Sweden, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SE 2004 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Sweden, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SE 2006 9 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Sweden, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SE 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Sweden, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SE 2010 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Sweden, 2010 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SI 2002 10-11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Slovenia, 2002 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SI 2004 10-11 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Slovenia, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SI 2006 10-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Slovenia, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SI 2007 5 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Slovenia, 2007 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SK 2004 10-12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Slovakia, 2004 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SK 2006 12 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Slovakia, 2006 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study SK 2008 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, Slovakia, 2008 |
| Reference | ~ESS homepage (2005): study UA 2005 1-3 |
| Title | Homepage European Social Survey. |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Ukraine, 2005 |