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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - It is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States42.1%
2 United Kingdom37.4%
5 Italy25.0%
6 France21.4%
8 Japan15.8%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 8

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 2.192847 X +5.872
Correlation coefficient (r)0.820
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.672

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 142811.816587 X +9299.931
Correlation coefficient (r)0.838
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.702

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -18.824899 X +87.055
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.821
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.674

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 0.991574 X +1.225
Correlation coefficient (r)0.444
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.197

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 5.546730 X +7.950
Correlation coefficient (r)0.151
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.023