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Question: In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?
Choices: 0 "Left" - 10 "Right"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Poland5.89
2 Turkiye5.86
3 Israel5.80
4 Finland 5.56
5 Japan5.51
6 Hungary5.43
7 Republic of Korea5.41
8 Netherlands5.37
9 Norway5.35
10 Czech Republic5.34
11 Lithuania5.32
12 Australia5.30
13 United Kingdom5.26
14 United States5.25
15 Slovakia5.21
15 Switzerland5.21
17 Iceland5.17
18 Denmark5.12
19 Belgium5.11
20 France5.10
21 Austria4.87
21 Chile4.87
23 Germany4.82
24 Sweden4.80
25 Slovenia4.59
26 Spain4.49

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 12 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -0.318315 X +8.428
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.186
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -7532.941799 X +87687.785
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.114
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -1.761816 X +90.024
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.255
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.065

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.261506 X +0.156
Correlation coefficient (r)0.261
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.068

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -0.690102 X +14.251
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.059
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003