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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:
30 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland 34.6%
2 Norway15.5%
3 Israel14.1%
3 New Zealand14.1%
5 Iceland13.0%
6 Australia12.3%
6 Sweden12.3%
6 Switzerland12.3%
9 Austria12.1%
9 Denmark12.1%
11 United States11.5%
12 Belgium11.4%
13 Germany9.6%
14 Poland9.1%
15 United Kingdom7.6%
16 Estonia6.7%
17 Portugal6.1%
18 Slovakia5.1%
19 France4.8%
20 Latvia4.4%
21 Lithuania3.7%
21 Slovenia3.7%
23 Czech Republic3.5%
24 Italy2.8%
25 Japan2.7%
26 Turkiye2.6%
27 Republic of Korea2.4%
28 Chile2.3%
29 Spain2.1%
30 Hungary0.9%

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 8 countries.

Source
ISSP 2009

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = 6.428465 X +6.139
Correlation coefficient (r)0.740
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.548

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = 208512.392010 X +25582.312
Correlation coefficient (r)0.594
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.353

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = 16.806721 X +78.746
Correlation coefficient (r)0.329
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.108

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = 1.146074 X +1.492
Correlation coefficient (r)0.222
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.049

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = 3.224221 X +10.301
Correlation coefficient (r)0.052
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003