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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 1-3
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Russian Federation32.0%
2 Japan28.2%
3 Bulgaria27.8%
4 Philippines27.4%
5 South Africa24.2%
6 Chile24.0%
7 Venezuela22.9%
8 Taiwan20.5%
9 Suriname17.8%
10 France16.0%
11 Lithuania14.8%
12 United Kingdom13.2%
13 Thailand13.0%
14 Italy12.9%
15 Austria12.6%
16 Slovenia11.6%
17 Croatia10.9%
18 Czech Republic9.3%
19 United States8.0%
20 Norway7.7%
21 Denmark7.4%
22 Germany7.2%
23 Switzerland7.1%
24 Australia6.5%
25 Finland 6.4%
26 Iceland5.7%
27 Sweden5.5%
28 Israel4.7%
29 New Zealand4.2%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 209 countries.

Source
ISSP 2019

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -7.993955 X +7.756
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.850
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.722

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -222510.049493 X +70423.988
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.710
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.504

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -37.941532 X +84.071
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.637
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.406

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.711555 X +1.613
Correlation coefficient (r)0.152
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.023

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 7.997913 X +12.271
Correlation coefficient (r)0.106
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011