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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:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 27.2%
2 United Kingdom18.5%
3 France13.0%
4 Germany11.9%
5 Sweden9.8%
6 United States9.5%
7 Canada8.6%
8 Australia8.2%

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 = -5.311794 X +7.615
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.861
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.741

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -117898.204601 X +69107.048
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.760
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.578

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 14.728418 X +79.686
Correlation coefficient (r)0.449
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.202

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -1.044588 X +1.707
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.444
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.197

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -1.132696 X +13.201
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.029
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001