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Amphetamine use	3.6%	[1st of 26]
Cannabis use	17.93%	[2nd of 26]
DEFINITION: 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.
SOURCE: OECD
Confidence in social institutions > Armed forces	68%	[4th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: OECD
Confidence in social institutions > Church	43%	[12th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Civil service	38%	[13th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Companies	59%	[3rd of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Legal system	35%	[16th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Parliament	31%	[15th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Police	76%	[7th of 16]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Press	16%	[16th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Trade unions	26%	[17th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Discuss politics frequently	16%	[8th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportions in 1990s surveys responding that they discuss politics frequently.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Forced retirement during recession	26%	[13th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentages in 1990s surveys agreeing with job priorities for men when jobs are scarce.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Happiness level > Not very or not at all happy	5%	[44th of 50]
DEFINITION: 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.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Happiness level > Quite happy	56%	[21st of 50]
DEFINITION: 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".
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Happiness level > Very happy	39%	[7th of 50]
DEFINITION: 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 "Very happy".
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Happiness net	90%	[5th of 50]
DEFINITION: This statistic is compiled from responses to the survey question: "Taking all things together, would you say you are: very happy, quite happy, not very happy, or not at all happy?". The "Happiness (net)" statistic was obtained via the following formula: the percentage of people who rated themselves as either "quite happy" or "very happy" minus the percentage of people who rated themselves as either "not very happy" or "not at all happy".
SOURCE: World Values Survey 2005
Job priority for men during recession	26%	[10th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentages in 1990s surveys agreeing with job priorities for men when jobs are scarce.
SOURCE: World Values Survey 2005
Jobs for native citizens during recession	45%	[14th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentages in 1990s surveys agreeing with job priorities for men when jobs are scarce.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Life satisfaction	7.3	[14th of 69]
DEFINITION: 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" (item code O-SLW/c/sq/n/10/a). Scores of ten nations are based on responses to a somewhat different question: "Suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder the worst possible life. Where on this ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?" The response was rated on a ladder scale ranging from 0 to 10 (item code O-BW/c/sq/l/11/c). We transformed the scores using the information of nations in which both this item and the above question on life-satisfaction had been used in about the same years.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Life satisfaction inequality	2.1	[71st of 87]
DEFINITION: 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".
SOURCE: World Database of Happiness, Happiness in Nations, Rank Report 2004/1 Average happiness in 90 nations 1990-2000
Members of voluntary organisations > Charity	18%	[1st of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion saying they are active members of voluntary organisations in this category, 1990s surveys.
SOURCE: World Database of Happiness, Happiness in Nations, Rank Report 2004/3b. Equality of happiness in 90 nations 1990-2000. How much citizens differ in enjoyment of their life as a whole
Members of voluntary organisations > Education	25%	[1st of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion saying they are active members of voluntary organisations in this category, 1990s surveys.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Members of voluntary organisations > Environmental	7%	[1st of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion saying they are active members of voluntary organisations in this category, 1990s surveys.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Members of voluntary organisations > Parties	3%	[6th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion saying they are active members of voluntary organisations in this category, 1990s surveys.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Members of voluntary organisations > Professional	20%	[1st of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion saying they are active members of voluntary organisations in this category, 1990s surveys.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Members of voluntary organisations > Sport	37%	[1st of 16]
DEFINITION: Proportion saying they are active members of voluntary organisations in this category, 1990s surveys.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Members of voluntary organisations > Unions	12%	[1st of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion saying they are active members of voluntary organisations in this category, 1990s surveys.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Not proud of their nationality	3%	[15th of 17]
DEFINITION: Percentage responding in 1990s surveys that they were not proud of their nationality.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Political action > Attended a demonstration	18%	[10th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever attended a demonstration.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Political action > Joined a boycott	22%	[3rd of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever joined a boycott.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Political action > Signed a petition	79%	[1st of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever signed a petition.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Roller coasters	18	[18th of 75]
DEFINITION: Number of roller coasters in each country. Includes both wooden and steel constructions.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Somewhat interested in politics	56%	[7th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportions in 1990s surveys responding that they are somewhat interested in politics.
SOURCE: The Roller Coaster Database, 2006.
Trust people	40%	[10th of 17]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys agreeing that people can be trusted.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Criminal record holders	45%	[5th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Different race	5%	[13th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Drug addicts	74%	[4th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Emotionally unstable people	38%	[3rd of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Heavy drinkers	60%	[2nd of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Homosexuals	25%	[9th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Immigrants	5%	[15th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > People with AIDS	15%	[12th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Political extremists	45%	[5th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Very proud of their nationality	70%	[3rd of 17]
DEFINITION: Percentage responding in 1990s surveys that they were very proud of their nationality.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Will fight for country	75%	[6th of 17]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys responding that they are willing to fight for their country.
SOURCE: World Values Survey

SOURCES: OECD; World Values Survey; World Values Survey; World Values Survey 2005; World Database of Happiness, Happiness in Nations, Rank Report 2004/1 Average happiness in 90 nations 1990-2000; World Database of Happiness, Happiness in Nations, Rank Report 2004/3b. Equality of happiness in 90 nations 1990-2000. How much citizens differ in enjoyment of their life as a whole; The Roller Coaster Database, 2006.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Australia, Commonwealth of Australia