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Question: In the last 12 months, how often, if at all, did you do voluntary work, including unpaid work for a charity, political party, trade union or other non-profit organisation?
Choices: "Never" "Less than once a month" "Less than once a week but at least once a month" "At least once a week but not every day" "Every day"
Data: % of "Less than once a week but at least once a month" "At least once a week but not every day" "Every day"
Period:
Area:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States29.4%
2 Canada25.5%
3 Germany22.6%
5 United Kingdom17.5%
6 France14.6%
7 Italy12.5%
9 Japan11.1%

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 3.272595 X +5.961
Correlation coefficient (r)0.781
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.610

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 201794.435347 X +12335.545
Correlation coefficient (r)0.907
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.823

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -27.501184 X +86.747
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.908
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.824

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.942272 X +1.295
Correlation coefficient (r)0.309
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.095

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 23.606667 X +4.968
Correlation coefficient (r)0.486
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.236