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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 4-7
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Germany82.1%
2 Sweden79.6%
3 France 79.5%
4 Australia78.3%
5 Canada77.0%
6 United Kingdom75.1%
7 United States74.2%
8 Japan69.6%

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

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 1999

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 6.196982 X +2.003
Correlation coefficient (r)0.653
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.426

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 61690.690058 X +5394.812
Correlation coefficient (r)0.180
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 0.418713 X +81.390
Correlation coefficient (r)0.007
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 2.720702 X -0.502
Correlation coefficient (r)0.642
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.412

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -23.180117 X +28.520
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.371
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.138