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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%
5 Sweden9.8%
6 United States9.5%
7 Canada8.6%
8 Australia8.2%

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

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 1999

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -4.635576 X +7.389
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.814
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.663

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -156806.036278 X +73764.380
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.763
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.582

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 12.167228 X +80.090
Correlation coefficient (r)0.316
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.100

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -1.548537 X +1.798
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.610
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.372

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -5.444221 X +11.415
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.145
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021