Japanese ⅛>⅛Tħf⅛, ⅛friLT, èfOBSîSÆL^CV'⅛-t^⅛∖ rθφ^Ct⅛^9 ^CLɪ 9 ⅛io
Literal Overall, to what degree are you satisfied with your life now? Which of the following?
Idiomatic Overall, to what degree are you satisfied with your life now? Please choose one of the following.
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ïiSîÆ. LX0⅞ Satisfied Satisfied |
⅜⅛>≡⅛ LB'⅞ You might say I'm |
ΛbΛbW⅞Λ: Somewhat dissatisfied Somewhat |
W: Dissatisfied Dissatisfied |
>"⅛e>∙t M'⅛ I can't say any of |
Don't know | ||
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Don't know |
Sample | ||||||
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May 1992 |
9.3% |
59.9% |
21.0% |
6.3% |
2.9% |
0.5% |
7504 |
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May 1993 |
10.3% |
59.5% |
20.9% |
6.4% |
2.6% |
0.4% |
7327 |
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May 1994 |
8.3% |
57.0% |
23.3% |
7.7% |
3.3% |
0.4% |
7608 |
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May 1995 |
10.4% |
62.4% |
19.8% |
4.8% |
2.4% |
0.3% |
7347 |
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Jul 1996 |
10.3% |
59.6% |
21.6% |
6.2% |
2.0% |
0.4% |
7303 |
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May 1997 |
9.8% |
56.7% |
22.8% |
7.8% |
2.5% |
0.4% |
7293 |
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Dec 1999 |
9.5% |
54.2% |
23.8% |
10.4% |
1.8% |
0.3% |
7022 |
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Sep 2001 |
8.1% |
53.4% |
26.1% |
10.2% |
1.8% |
0.4% |
7080 |
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Jun 2002 |
7.9% |
52.9% |
26.1% |
10.7% |
2.1% |
0.3% |
7247 |
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Jun 2003 |
7.2% |
50.9% |
28.1% |
11.5% |
2.0% |
0.2% |
7030 |
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Jun 2004 |
7.2% |
52.6% |
26.8% |
10.5% |
2.4% |
0.4% |
7005 |
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Jun 2005 |
7.7% |
51.8% |
27.0% |
10.5% |
2.6% |
0.3% |
6924 |
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Oct 2006 |
9.4% |
57.1% |
25.1% |
7.4% |
0.9% |
0.1% |
5941 |
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Jul 2007 |
8.3% |
54.4% |
26.6% |
9.4% |
1.0% |
0.3% |
6086 |
Source: Life in Nation surveys, 1958-2007, www8.cao.go.jp/survey/index-ko.html (in Japanese).
Notes: Literal translations emphasize the grammatical and lexical form of the source text.
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