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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 Finland34.6%
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 Japan 2.7%
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 = 7.264331 X +6.101
Correlation coefficient (r)0.731
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.534

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = 198543.716741 X +26053.112
Correlation coefficient (r)0.612
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.375

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = 13.469732 X +79.353
Correlation coefficient (r)0.331
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.110

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = 0.642525 X +1.516
Correlation coefficient (r)0.132
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.017

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = -5.514542 X +13.969
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.067
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004