Research company Globescan has produced a poll by country that asks individuals whether they agree that most rich people in their nation deserve their wealth. As the Economist notes, culture appears to play a role. Anglo-Saxon nations such as theU.K., Australia, Canada and the U.S. tend to agree with the statement more readily, while Europeans and Latin Americans are more skeptical.But there are also political and economic issues at play. Communist China ranks relatively high, likely because economic growth in the country has pulled so many people out of poverty in recent years. Growth may even supersede views of corruption. Indonesia and India, two countries along with China that rank high in Transparency International's index of corruption perceptions, also tend to be more sanguine about their rich. But both those countries have benefited from decenteconomic growth.

Clearly, the worst attitudes toward the rich are in places where corruption is high and economic growth is low. Greece, which sits at the bottom of the list with just 9% of respondents agreeing that the rich deserve their wealth, also has the worst economy and one of the highest perceptions of corruption.The below sortable chart shows the percentage of people in each country who agree or strongly agree that the rich deserve their wealth, it also includes the Corruption PerceptionsIndex score (a high number means less corruption), and the annual growth rate of GDP from 2007 to 2011.

词汇点拨：

1、poll n.民意测验, 投票, 票数 v.做民意测验, 获得 ... 票

例句:
The poll reported Labour to be leading.
民意测验显示工党领先。
Mr. Hill polled over 3000 votes.
希尔先生获得3000 多票。
The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.
投票结果要到半夜才能知道。

2、individual 个人，个体

She is acting as a private individual in this matter.
她在这个问题上只代表她个人意见。

3、deserve 应受，值得

He deserved to be punished.
他应当受到惩罚。
You've been working all morning---you deserve a rest.
你已经干了一个上午了，该休息一下了。

4、tend to 倾向于

It's probably not as bad as she says she does tend to pile it on.
大概不像她说的那么糟－－她确实有意夸大事实。

5、skeptical 表示怀疑的

The leader had the gift of being able to infuse enthusiasm into the most skeptical member of the group.
那位领导人很有天赋，能使团体中最持怀疑态度的人都充满热情。

6、 corruption 贪污，受贿

7、sanguine adj.乐天的, 自信的, 红润的

We are sanguine that we shall be succeeding.
我们自信会成功。

8、respondent 被告，应答者