Table 2.1.Country means, mean deviations, and percentages of don’t
know/no answer, left–right self-placement, 1999–2001
Country Mean
Mean
deviation
Don’t Know/
No answer (%)
Zimbabwe 3.66 2.07 18.5
Montenegro 4.72 1.91 33.1
Spain 4.74 1.47 21.8
Iran 4.82 1.87 40.8
France 4.86 1.64 17.4
Russian Federation 4.92 1.48 36.0
Slovenia 4.99 1.12 28.0
United Kingdom 5.08 1.11 18.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.09 1.29 12.6
Israel 5.09 2.29 7.2
Netherlands 5.09 1.38 4.1
Hungary 5.11 1.07 22.8
Greece 5.13 1.59 11.6
Slovakia 5.14 1.48 15.9
Republic of Macedonia 5.21 1.75 22.7
Chile 5.24 1.60 16.3
Belgium 5.26 1.33 18.2
Croatia 5.27 1.23 24.2
Portugal 5.27 1.76 23.0
Switzerland 5.31 1.41 19.6
Albania 5.34 2.33 5.2
Australia 5.34 1.32 12.5
Germany 5.34 1.39 16.6
Sweden 5.34 1.72 4.2
Poland 5.35 1.73 22.1
Republic of Korea 5.35 1.76 0.0
Italy 5.36 1.75 21.5
Luxembourg 5.37 1.38 25.6
Armenia 5.39 1.73 21.1
Lithuania 5.41 1.69 37.8
Austria 5.43 1.21 19.1
Ukraine 5.49 1.88 37.4
Denmark 5.51 1.62 9.6
Nigeria 5.51 2.21 2.8
Serbia 5.53 1.77 30.9
Uganda 5.55 2.71 15.3
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