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Question: Do you believe in the supernatural powers of deceased ancestors?
Choices: "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably" "No, Probably Not" "No, Definitely Not"
Data: % of "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan54.9%
2 Italy36.7%
3 United States35.9%
5 France 24.0%
6 Germany22.3%
8 United Kingdom18.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -1.801913 X +7.107
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.872
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.760

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -31026.483413 X +60183.299
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.249
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 4.543602 X +80.098
Correlation coefficient (r)0.267
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.071

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -0.979187 X +1.811
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.599
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.359

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 11.504743 X +5.636
Correlation coefficient (r)0.424
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.180