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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "I like to figure out how different ideas fit together."
Choices: "Not at all" "Very little" "To some extent" "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Data: % of "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Period:
Area:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States61.5%
2 Italy59.0%
3 Canada 58.7%
4 France56.8%
6 United Kingdom51.6%
7 Germany46.1%
9 Japan17.0%

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.333703 X +5.916
Correlation coefficient (r)0.711
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.506

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 54386.467667 X +23486.523
Correlation coefficient (r)0.546
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.298

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -7.626155 X +85.335
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.562
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.316

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.576608 X +1.185
Correlation coefficient (r)0.422
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.178

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -4.880711 X +11.905
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.224
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.050