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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:
29 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%
7 Suriname14.8%
9 Czech Republic14.3%
9 Denmark14.3%
11 Australia13.7%
12 Switzerland12.4%
13 Norway10.3%
14 Lithuania9.8%
15 South Africa9.7%
16 Croatia9.6%
17 Slovenia8.0%
18 Austria7.5%
19 United Kingdom7.3%
20 Philippines7.1%
21 Bulgaria6.0%
22 Venezuela5.5%
23 France5.4%
24 Italy4.5%
25 Russian Federation4.0%
26 Chile3.1%
27 Japan 2.3%
28 Taiwan2.2%
29 Thailand1.7%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 209 countries.

Source
ISSP 2019

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 5.500777 X +6.024
Correlation coefficient (r)0.669
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.448

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 140683.420013 X +24094.681
Correlation coefficient (r)0.401
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.161

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 18.377789 X +76.234
Correlation coefficient (r)0.248
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.991430 X +1.629
Correlation coefficient (r)0.182
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.033

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 9.165469 X +10.026
Correlation coefficient (r)0.122
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.015