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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "I like to get to the bottom of difficult things."
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 States69.8%
2 Canada66.6%
3 United Kingdom63.7%
4 France61.7%
6 Italy56.7%
7 Germany 45.6%
9 Japan17.3%

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.279590 X +5.887
Correlation coefficient (r)0.800
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.640

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 52515.089880 X +22120.921
Correlation coefficient (r)0.618
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.382

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -6.921797 X +85.286
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.598
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.358

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.603840 X +1.145
Correlation coefficient (r)0.519
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.269

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -1.943000 X +10.519
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.105
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011