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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:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland37.5%
2 New Zealand25.3%
3 Israel22.3%
4 United States16.9%
5 Sweden16.3%
6 Iceland15.2%
7 Germany14.8%
8 Czech Republic14.3%
8 Denmark14.3%
10 Australia13.7%
11 Switzerland12.4%
12 Norway10.3%
13 Lithuania9.8%
14 Slovenia8.0%
15 Austria7.5%
16 United Kingdom7.3%
17 France5.4%
18 Italy4.5%
19 Chile3.1%
20 Japan 2.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 2019

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 4.257754 X +6.468
Correlation coefficient (r)0.723
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.523

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 68757.886581 X +42641.070
Correlation coefficient (r)0.281
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.079

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 0.885248 X +81.224
Correlation coefficient (r)0.032
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 0.993786 X +1.492
Correlation coefficient (r)0.249
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -1.598009 X +13.284
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.029
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001