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North America > United States > Lifestyle

AMERICAN LIFESTYLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Amphetamine use 6% [6th of 26]
Cannabis use 3% [3rd of 26]
Confidence in social institutions > Armed forces 5% [5th of 17]
Confidence in social institutions > Church 1% [1st of 17]
Discuss politics frequently 10% [10th of 17]
Financial satisfaction 8 [8th of 15]
Happiness level > Not very or not at all happy 36% [36th of 50]
Happiness level > Quite happy 30% [30th of 50]
Life satisfaction inequality 72 [72nd of 87]
Political orientation > Far left 45% [45th of 61]
Political orientation > Far right 39% [39th of 61]
Trust people 8% [8th of 17]
Undesirable neighbours > Criminal record holders 1% [1st of 16]
Undesirable neighbours > Different race 7% [7th of 16]
Undesirable neighbours > Drug addicts 2% [2nd of 16]
Undesirable neighbours > Heavy drinkers 1% [1st of 16]
Undesirable neighbours > Homosexuals 4% [4th of 16]
Undesirable neighbours > Immigrants 9% [9th of 16]
Undesirable neighbours > People with AIDS 6% [6th of 16]
Undesirable neighbours > Political extremists 12% [12th of 16]

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SOURCES: Percentage of people who have used amphetamines, generally for ages 15 and over. Spain and Greece: data for ages 15-64. Netherlands: data for ages 15-59. United Kingdom: data for ages 16-59. Germany: data for ages 18-59. Belgium: data for ages 18-65. France: data for ages 18-69. Data generally for 1999 or 1998. Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden: data for 1997. Austria: data for 1996. Denmark, France: data for 1995. Belgium: data for 1994. Canada: data for 1993.; Percentage share of people who have used cannabis, generally including people 15 and above. Different nations have, however, focussed their studies on different age groups. United States and Netherlands: data for years 12 and above. Greece: Data for ages 12 to 64. Australia: data for ages 14 and above. United Kingdom: data for ages 16 to 59. Germany: data for ages 18-59. Denmark and France: data for ages 18 to 69. Data for 1998 or 1999 in most cases. Germany, Poland, and Spain: data for 1997. Austria: data for 1996. Denmark, France and Ireland: data for 1995.; Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.; Proportions in 1990s surveys responding that they discuss politics frequently.; Mean of self-ratings on ten-point scale - Survey in 1990s on financial satisfaction.; Proportion of people who answered the survey question "Taking all things together, would you say you are: very happy, quite happy, not very happy, or not at all happy?" by stating that they were "not very" happy or "not at all" happy.; Proportion of people who answered the survey question: "Taking all things together, would you say you are: very happy, quite happy, not very happy, or not at all happy?" by saying that they were "quite happy".; This data is indicative of how much citizens differ in enjoyment of their life-as-a-whole.Life-satisfaction assessed by means of surveys in samples of the general population. Scores may be too low in some countries, due to under sampling of rural and illiterate population. In this ranking the focus is not on the level of happiness in the country, but on inequality in happiness among citizens.Inequality in happiness can be measured by the dispersion of responses to survey-questions. The degree of dispersion can be expressed statistically in the standard deviation and surveys items rated on a 10 step numerical scale are particularly usefull for that purpose. Most scores are based on responses to the following question: "All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life-as-a-whole now? 1 dissatisfied to10 satisfied".; Respondents were asked: "In political matters, people talk of 'the left' and 'the right.' How would you place your views on this scale, generally speaking?" Self-placement on left-right scale (left = 1; 10 = right). This statistic shows the percentage that respondents from each country located themselves at '1'.; Respondents were asked: "In political matters, people talk of 'the left' and 'the right.' How would you place your views on this scale, generally speaking?" Self-placement on left-right scale (left = 1; 10 = right). This statistic shows the percentage that respondents from each country located themselves at '10'.; Percentage in 1990s surveys agreeing that people can be trusted.; Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: United States, United States of America, usa, America, The United States, u.s.

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