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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:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States16.3%
2 Canada14.4%
3 Australia13.5%
4 Sweden10.6%
5 France 7.5%
6 United Kingdom6.5%
7 Germany6.0%
8 Japan3.3%

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 = 4.697989 X +6.312
Correlation coefficient (r)0.587
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.345

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 263791.640037 X +27097.716
Correlation coefficient (r)0.914
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.835

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -24.187618 X +84.074
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.447
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.200

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.102516 X +1.484
Correlation coefficient (r)0.309
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.095

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 27.039816 X +8.049
Correlation coefficient (r)0.514
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.264