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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:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea25.8%
2 Italy25.3%
3 Japan23.5%
4 France 19.6%
5 United Kingdom16.3%
6 Germany10.1%
7 United States8.6%
8 Sweden7.3%
9 Australia7.1%

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

No data for 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2009

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -4.837492 X +7.399
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.889
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.790

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -170122.506459 X +75396.102
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.886
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.785

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 13.593744 X +79.764
Correlation coefficient (r)0.441
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.194

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -2.881873 X +1.944
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.722
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.521

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 3.385932 X +10.644
Correlation coefficient (r)0.055
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003