The question for happiness, seems like it’s placed in an oddly competitive context. “Please imagine a ladder, with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at

The question for happiness, seems like it’s placed in an oddly competitive context. “Please imagine a ladder, with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time?” Most of the happiness data seems ended around 2014-2016.