# Cantril ladder

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A poll inquiring a respondent to express their level of happiness in their lives in terms of their perceived position on a ladder, where their worst possible life scores zero and their best possible life scores ten.

## Etymology
Devised by American psychologist Albert Hadley Cantril, Jr. (1906–1969).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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