Data Set
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Self-Reported Happiness Among Ukraine's Adult Population (2001-2024)
Monitoring data from nationwide public opinion surveys conducted the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology
Version 1.0, published: April 16, 2025.
Description
This merged dataset contains data on self-assessed happiness, collected through nationwide representative surveys conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) among the adult population of Ukraine in the period from 2001 to 2024.
Happiness is measured using the question, "Do you consider yourself a happy person?" with five response options: “yes,” “rather yes than no,” “both yes and no,” “rather no than yes,” and “no.” This question has been included in KIIS omnibus surveys since 2001, typically on an annual basis. However, in certain years (2003, 2004, 2019, and 2020), this question was not tracked, so data for those years are unavailable.
The dataset combines data from 25 individual survey waves. All those surveys were carried out with samples representative of Ukraine's adult population (18 years and older), with an average sample size of around 2,000 respondents for each wave between 2001 and 2021, and approximately 1,000 respondents per wave between 2022 and 2024.
In addition to the primary happiness data, the dataset includes socio-demographic variables such as gender, age, education, nationality, occupation, self-assessment of financial situation, and place of residence (oblast, type of settlement).
These data allow for tracking changes in subjective well-being over time and exploring some of the factors that influence it, both at the national level and within different population groups.
The data is available in an SAV format (Ukrainian, Russian, English) as well as a converted CSV format (with a codebook).
The Data Documentation includes a short overview and discussion of survey results (with tables in Annex 1).
Countries
Keywords
Ukraine Quality Of Life Subjective Well-Being Happiness