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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:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland 37.5%
2 New Zealand25.3%
3 Israel22.3%
4 United States16.9%
5 Sweden16.3%
6 Iceland15.2%
7 Germany14.8%
7 Suriname14.8%
9 Czech Republic14.3%
9 Denmark14.3%
11 Australia13.7%
12 Switzerland12.4%
13 Norway10.3%
14 Lithuania9.8%
15 South Africa9.7%
16 Croatia9.6%
17 Slovenia8.0%
18 Austria7.5%
19 United Kingdom7.3%
20 Philippines7.1%
21 Bulgaria6.0%
22 Venezuela5.5%
23 France5.4%
24 Italy4.5%
25 Russian Federation4.0%
26 Chile3.1%
27 Japan2.3%
28 Taiwan2.2%
29 Thailand1.7%

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 = 6.474162 X +5.928
Correlation coefficient (r)0.647
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.419

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 139208.023685 X +23556.744
Correlation coefficient (r)0.418
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.175

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 16.471015 X +76.920
Correlation coefficient (r)0.257
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.066

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.594396 X +1.644
Correlation coefficient (r)0.118
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 4.860245 X +12.827
Correlation coefficient (r)0.060
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004