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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 = -0.429581 X +9.037
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.225
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.051

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -5448.295267 X +74712.563
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.079
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -2.654034 X +94.295
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.285
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.081

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.258086 X +0.260
Correlation coefficient (r)0.250
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062

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