Life satisfaction (i20)

Definition: the evaluation of one's own life is based on the answers of the respondents (aged 15 or older) to the European Social Survey question: “Please imagine a ladder with steps numbered from zero at the bottom to ten at the top. Suppose we say that 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. If the top step is 10 and the bottom step is 0, on which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time? This indicator is expressed as an average score out of 10. This question was asked in each of the ten biennial ESS surveys. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the survey for 2020 was postponed and started in 2021. The FPB calculates the indicator using the ESS data. Since these data are based on surveys, a margin of uncertainty must be taken into account. The confidence intervals for these data are available on request.