The name is absent



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.

ïiSîÆ. LX0⅞

Satisfied

Satisfied

⅜⅛>≡⅛ LB'⅞

You might say I'm
satisfied
Somewhat satisfied

ΛbΛbW⅞Λ:

Somewhat dissatisfied

Somewhat
dissatisfied

W:

Dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

>"⅛e>∙t M'⅛
i`

I can't say any of
the above
None of the above

Don't know

Don't know

Sample

May 1992

9.3%

59.9%

21.0%

6.3%

2.9%

0.5%

7504

May 1993

10.3%

59.5%

20.9%

6.4%

2.6%

0.4%

7327

May 1994

8.3%

57.0%

23.3%

7.7%

3.3%

0.4%

7608

May 1995

10.4%

62.4%

19.8%

4.8%

2.4%

0.3%

7347

Jul 1996

10.3%

59.6%

21.6%

6.2%

2.0%

0.4%

7303

May 1997

9.8%

56.7%

22.8%

7.8%

2.5%

0.4%

7293

Dec 1999

9.5%

54.2%

23.8%

10.4%

1.8%

0.3%

7022

Sep 2001

8.1%

53.4%

26.1%

10.2%

1.8%

0.4%

7080

Jun 2002

7.9%

52.9%

26.1%

10.7%

2.1%

0.3%

7247

Jun 2003

7.2%

50.9%

28.1%

11.5%

2.0%

0.2%

7030

Jun 2004

7.2%

52.6%

26.8%

10.5%

2.4%

0.4%

7005

Jun 2005

7.7%

51.8%

27.0%

10.5%

2.6%

0.3%

6924

Oct 2006

9.4%

57.1%

25.1%

7.4%

0.9%

0.1%

5941

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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