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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 France79.5%
4 Australia78.3%
5 Canada77.0%
6 United Kingdom75.1%
7 United States74.2%
8 Japan 69.6%

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 = 7.324281 X +1.272
Correlation coefficient (r)0.712
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.507

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 62906.222222 X +4991.764
Correlation coefficient (r)0.243
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.059

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -6.278363 X +86.480
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.115
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 2.073918 X -0.028
Correlation coefficient (r)0.529
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.280

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -12.893567 X +22.968
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.195
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.038