1 items · Time frame: These days / in general
A single general self-assessment of mental health, from excellent to poor. Part of the OECD's population mental health module.
Source
OECD (2025), Box 2.7 (population mental health extended module), p. 41, item 1.
Usage
Report the share choosing each answer. As a measure of positive mental health, report the share choosing "Excellent" or "Very good" together. No time frame: the item asks how people evaluate their mental health in general.
Citation
OECD (2025). OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being (2025 Update). OECD Publishing, Paris.
doi:10.1787/9203632a-enLicense: Item wording from OECD (2025), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Attribution: OECD (2025), OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being (2025 Update), OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9203632a-en. Do not use the OECD logo or suggest that the OECD endorses a study. This question was first fielded by Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada permits use of its survey questions provided that its name and logo do not appear in the questionnaire itself.
In general, how is your mental health?
Excellent · Very good · Good · Fair · Poor
Use this module in your own ESM/EMA study — drop it into a survey within SMAAT.