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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 1-3
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan27.2%
2 United Kingdom18.5%
3 France 13.0%
4 Germany11.9%
6 United States9.5%
7 Canada8.6%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.

No data for 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 1999

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -3.674576 X +7.170
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.879
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.773

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -160493.041655 X +76528.388
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.711
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.506

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 23.298751 X +77.839
Correlation coefficient (r)0.741
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.549

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -1.208601 X +1.692
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.418
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.175

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -1.669392 X +10.562
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.043
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002