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Published in final edited form as: Brookings Pap Econ Act. 2017 Fall;2017(2):1–87. doi: 10.1353/eca.2017.0012

Cumulative Distributions of Cantril Ladder by Age and Gender^a

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, Well-Being Module.

a. The sample is pooled over 2012 and 2013. The Cantril ladder question is weighted using the Well-Being Module’s final weights, and is measured on a 0–10 scale from “worst possible life” to “best possible life.” See the text for the exact wording of the survey question.

Cumulative Distributions of Cantril Ladder by Age and Gender^a

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, Well-Being Module.

a. The sample is pooled over 2012 and 2013. The Cantril ladder question is weighted using the Well-Being Module’s final weights, and is measured on a 0–10 scale from “worst possible life” to “best possible life.” See the text for the exact wording of the survey question.