The 2008 Legatum Prosperity Index

COUNTRY	COLLECTION DATE	NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS	SAMPLE	INTERVIEWING METHOD	MARGIN OF ERROR*
Australia	Apr-07	1205	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.2
Algeria	Feb-07	1070	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4.5
Argentina	Aug-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.3
Austria	Apr-06	1004	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.7
Bangladesh	Apr-07	1200	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	3.3
Belarus	Jul-07	1114	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3
Belgium	May-07	1022	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.7
Belize	Oct-07	502	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4.5
Bolivia	Jul-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.7
Botswana	May-06	1000	Nationally Representative, some areas excluded	Face-to-face	3.4
Brazil	Aug-07	1038	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.4
Bulgaria	Jan-07	1003	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.3
Cambodia	Aug-07	1000	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	3.6
Cameroon	Jun-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.4
Canada	Sep-07	1010	Nationally Representative with oversample	Landline Telephone	4
Central African Republic	Nov-07	1000	Nationally Representative, some areas excluded	Face-to-face	3.4
Chile	Aug-07	1023	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4
China	Oct-07	4238	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	2.1
Colombia	Jul-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.5
Costa Rica	Sep-07	1002	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.2
Croatia	Jan-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.4
Czech Republic	Jun-07	1072	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Denmark	May-07	1009	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.5
Dominican Republic	Sep-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4.1
Ecuador	Jul-07	1061	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Egypt	Jul-07	1024	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
El Salvador	Sep-07	1001	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Estonia	Aug-07	1001	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Finland	Apr-06	1010	Nationally Representative	Landline and Cellular Telephone	3.6
France	Dec-06	1220	Nationally Representative with oversample	Landline Telephone	3.4
Germany	Jan-07	1221	Nationally Representative with oversample	Landline Telephone	3.1
Ghana	Feb-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	5.4
Greece	May-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.1
Guatemala	Sep-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Honduras	Sep-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Hong Kong	Dec-06	800	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.7
Hungary	May-07	1010	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.5
India	May-07	3186	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	3.1
Indonesia	Apr-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.2
Iran	Jul-07	1004	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	3.3
Ireland	May-06	1000	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	4.1
Israel	Aug-07	1001	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.3
Italy	May-07	1008	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.4
Jamaica	Nov-06	543	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4.5
Japan	Aug-07	1150	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3
Jordan	Oct-07	1016	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Kazakhstan	Dec-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.7
Kenya	Jun-07	1000	Nationally Representative, some areas excluded	Face-to-face	4.6
Korea, South	May-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.8
Kuwait	Aug-06	1000	Nationally Representative of the Arab population	Face-to-face	3.7
Latvia	Jul-07	1017	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Lebanon	Oct-06	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.2
Macedonia	Jan-07	1042	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.6
Malaysia	Jun-07	1233	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	3
Mali	Jun-06	1000	Nationally Representative, some areas excluded	Face-to-face	3.3
Mexico	Jul-07	999	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.8
Moldova	Jun-07	1000	Nationally Representative, some areas excluded	Face-to-face	3.2
Mongolia	Sep-07	1000	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	3.5
Morocco	Dec-07	1042	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Mozambique	Jul-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.4
Namibia	Sep-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.5
Nepal	Jul-07	1000	Nationally Representative, with oversample	Face-to-face	3.7
Netherlands	May-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.6
New Zealand	Feb-07	750	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.7
Nicaragua	Sep-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Nigeria	May-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.4
Norway	May-06	1001	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.8
Pakistan	Mar-07	1502	Nationally Representative with oversample, some areas excluded	Face-to-face	3.1
Panama	Sep-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Paraguay	Jul-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.3
Peru	Jul-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.7
Philippines	Aug-07	1000	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	3.6
Poland	May-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.4
Portugal	Sep-06	1007	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.9
Romania	May-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.6
Russia	May-07	2949	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	2.3
Saudi Arabia	Jul-07	1006	Nationally Representative of Saudi National population	Face-to-face	3.1
Senegal	Feb-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.1
Singapore	May-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.6
Slovakia	Apr-06	1018	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.4
Slovenia	Apr-06	1009	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.7
South Africa	Sep-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.9
Spain	Apr-07	1004	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.3
Sri Lanka	May-07	1000	Nationally Representative with oversample, some areas excluded	Face-to-face	3.7
Sudan	Jan-08	1000	Nationally Representative, some areas excluded	Face-to-face	3.3
Sweden	Jul-05	1000	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.2
Switzerland	May-06	1000	Nationally Representative	Landline Telephone	3.5
Taiwan	Nov-06	1002	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.6
Tanzania	Jun-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4.9
Thailand	Aug-07	1006	Nationally Representative with oversample	Face-to-face	3.6
Trinidad and Tobago	Nov-06	508	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4.9
Tunisia	Mar-07	912	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.5
Turkey	May-07	1001	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.5
Ukraine	Jul-07	1066	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4
United Arab Emirates	Aug-06	1013	Nationally Representative of the Arab population	Face-to-face	3.2
United Kingdom	Jan-07	1204	Nationally Representative, with oversample	Landline Telephone	3.3
United States	Aug-07	1225	Nationally Representative	Panel	4.1
Uruguay	Jul-07	1004	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.2
Uzbekistan	Jun-06	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.3
Venezuela	Dec-06	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.4
Vietnam	Jul-07	1018	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.5
Yemen	Jan-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	3.6
Zambia	Jul-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4.9
Zimbabwe	Jul-07	1000	Nationally Representative	Face-to-face	4.2

* Margin of error is calculated around a proportion at the 95% confidence level. The maximum margin of error was calculated assuming a reported percentage of 50% and takes into account the design effect. Margin of error calculation: √(0.25/N)*1.96*√(DE)

QUESTION WORDING
CATEGORY	QUESTION TIME
Health	Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your personal health?
Family Life	If you were in trouble, do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them, or not?
Time for Leisure	Approximately, how many hours of your time yesterday was free time, where you could do what you wanted to do?
Environment	In the city or area where you live, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the quality of air?
Community Life	Have you done any of the following in the past month? How about Donated money to a charity?
Community Life	Have you done any of the following in the past month? How about Volunteered your time to an organization?
Equality of Opportunity	Can people in this country get ahead by working hard, or not?
Environment	In (country), are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Efforts to preserve the environment?
Freedom of Choice	In (country), are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Your freedom to choose what you do with your life?

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