|
Amphetamine use
|
0.8% |
|
[5th of 26]
|
|
Cannabis use
|
8.5% |
|
[5th 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. |
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SOURCE: OECD |
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Confidence in social institutions > Armed forces
|
49% |
|
[10th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution. |
|
SOURCE: OECD |
|
Confidence in social institutions > Church
|
42% |
|
[14th 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
|
50% |
|
[5th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Confidence in social institutions > Companies
|
46% |
|
[13th 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% |
|
[4th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Confidence in social institutions > Parliament
|
47% |
|
[5th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Confidence in social institutions > Police
|
70% |
|
[10th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Confidence in social institutions > Press
|
26% |
|
[14th 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
|
38% |
|
[7th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in 1990s surveys expressing confidence in this social institution. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Discuss politics frequently
|
18% |
|
[6th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportions in 1990s surveys responding that they discuss politics frequently. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Financial satisfaction
|
7.8 |
|
[1st 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
|
58% |
|
[1st 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
|
7.3 |
|
[5th 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
|
5% |
|
[45th 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
|
57% |
|
[19th 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
|
38% |
|
[10th 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
|
89% |
|
[6th 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
|
29% |
|
[8th 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
|
62% |
|
[8th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentages in 1990s surveys agreeing with job priorities for men when jobs are scarce. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Life satisfaction
|
8 |
|
[1st 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 |
|
[82nd 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 |
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Members of voluntary organisations > Charity
|
3% |
|
[14th 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% |
|
[7th 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% |
|
[8th 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% |
|
[7th 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
|
5% |
|
[5th 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
|
34% |
|
[2nd 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
|
3% |
|
[9th 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
|
20% |
|
[4th 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
|
17% |
|
[11th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever attended a demonstration. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Political action > Joined a boycott
|
11% |
|
[10th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever joined a boycott. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Political action > Signed a petition
|
66% |
|
[6th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of respondents in 1990s surveys who have ever signed a petition. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Roller coasters
|
3 |
|
[45th of 75]
|
|
DEFINITION: Number of roller coasters in each country. Includes both wooden and steel constructions. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Somewhat interested in politics
|
54% |
|
[8th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportions in 1990s surveys responding that they are somewhat interested in politics. |
|
SOURCE: The Roller Coaster Database, 2006. |
|
Trust people
|
39% |
|
[11th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys agreeing that people can be trusted. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > Criminal record holders
|
13% |
|
[16th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > Different race
|
5% |
|
[14th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > Drug addicts
|
39% |
|
[16th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > Emotionally unstable people
|
11% |
|
[15th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > Heavy drinkers
|
35% |
|
[13th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > Homosexuals
|
19% |
|
[12th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > Immigrants
|
6% |
|
[13th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > People with AIDS
|
88% |
|
[1st of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Undesirable neighbours > Political extremists
|
40% |
|
[9th of 16]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys thinking this group were undesirable neighbours. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Very proud of their nationality
|
34% |
|
[13th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage responding in 1990s surveys that they were very proud of their nationality. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
|
Will fight for country
|
74% |
|
[7th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage in 1990s surveys responding that they are willing to fight for their country. |
|
SOURCE: World Values Survey |
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