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Question: In our society there are groups which tend to be towards the top and groups which tend to be towards the bottom. Where would you put yourself now on the scale?
Choices: Bottom 1 <---> 10
Data: % of 8-10
Period:
Area:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland37.5%
2 New Zealand25.3%
3 Israel22.3%
4 United States16.9%
5 Sweden16.3%
6 Iceland15.2%
7 Germany14.8%
8 Czech Republic14.3%
8 Denmark14.3%
10 Australia13.7%
11 Switzerland12.4%
12 Norway10.3%
13 Lithuania9.8%
14 Slovenia 8.0%
15 Austria7.5%
16 United Kingdom7.3%
17 France5.4%
18 Italy4.5%
19 Chile3.1%
20 Japan2.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 2019

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 3.860040 X +6.437
Correlation coefficient (r)0.731
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.534

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 70679.984413 X +44630.194
Correlation coefficient (r)0.271
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.073

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -0.254201 X +81.463
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.010
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 1.105662 X +1.423
Correlation coefficient (r)0.267
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.071

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 5.582276 X +9.718
Correlation coefficient (r)0.131
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.017