World Values Survey: “All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?” The General Social Survey (GSS): “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?” European Social Survey (ESS) “How happy would you say you are? [rate] happiness on a scale from 0 (‘extremely unhappy’) to 10 (‘extremely happy’)” [16]. “A typical question is, “Overall, how satisfied are you with your life these days?” People reply on a scale of 0-10 (0= completely dissatisfied, 10= completely satisfied)” [17].