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Amphetamine use	0.19%	[20th of 26]
Cannabis use	2.49%	[21st 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	72%	[2nd of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: OECD
Confidence in social institutions > Church	47%	[9th 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	34%	[16th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Companies	47%	[11th 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	68%	[3rd of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Parliament	32%	[14th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Police	82%	[4th of 16]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Confidence in social institutions > Press	33%	[10th 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	44%	[4th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Discuss politics frequently	8%	[16th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportions in 1990s surveys responding that they discuss politics frequently.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Financial satisfaction	6.6	[10th of 15]
DEFINITION: Mean of self-ratings on ten-point scale - Survey in 1990s on financial satisfaction.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Forced retirement during recession	48%	[6th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentages in 1990s surveys agreeing with job priorities for men when jobs are scarce.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Freedom in decision making	7.7	[1st of 15]
DEFINITION: Mean of self-ratings on ten-point scale - Survey in 1990s on freedom in decision making.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Happiness level > Not very or not at all happy	8%	[37th 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	72%	[2nd 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	20%	[29th 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	83%	[15th 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	14%	[14th 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	72%	[2nd of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentages in 1990s surveys agreeing with job priorities for men when jobs are scarce.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Life satisfaction	7.5	[9th 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	1.9	[83rd 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	5%	[8th 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	8%	[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 > Environmental	2%	[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 > Parties	4%	[2nd 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	4%	[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 > Sport	14%	[7th 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	6%	[4th 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	13%	[7th 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	13%	[15th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever attended a demonstration.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Political action > Joined a boycott	13%	[7th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever joined a boycott.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Political action > Signed a petition	40%	[17th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever signed a petition.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Political orientation > Far left	3.1%	[43rd of 61]
DEFINITION: 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'.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Political orientation > Far right	3.1%	[45th of 61]
DEFINITION: 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'.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Roller coasters	14	[22nd of 75]
DEFINITION: Number of roller coasters in each country. Includes both wooden and steel constructions.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Somewhat interested in politics	42%	[13th of 17]
DEFINITION: Proportions in 1990s surveys responding that they are somewhat interested in politics.
SOURCE: The Roller Coaster Database, 2006.
Trust people	54%	[4th of 17]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys agreeing that people can be trusted.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Criminal record holders	39%	[8th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Different race	17%	[2nd of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Drug addicts	75%	[3rd of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Emotionally unstable people	30%	[6th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Heavy drinkers	54%	[8th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Homosexuals	28%	[7th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Immigrants	10%	[10th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > People with AIDS	24%	[8th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Undesirable neighbours > Political extremists	23%	[15th of 16]
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Very proud of their nationality	44%	[8th of 17]
DEFINITION: Percentage responding in 1990s surveys that they were very proud of their nationality.
SOURCE: World Values Survey
Will fight for country	86%	[4th 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: Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomen Tasavalta, Suomi