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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "If I don't understand something, I look for additional information to make it clearer."
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 France79.5%
1 United States79.5%
4 Canada78.0%
5 Italy75.9%
6 Germany 75.5%
7 United Kingdom72.6%
8 Japan48.8%

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 2.093254 X +5.059
Correlation coefficient (r)0.782
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.612

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 79387.131965 X -7082.371
Correlation coefficient (r)0.559
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.312

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -11.519882 X +89.904
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.596
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.355

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.991208 X +0.752
Correlation coefficient (r)0.509
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.259

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -6.429831 X +14.143
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.207
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.043