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Question: Have you ever given up or would you give up good job opportunities for the benefit of your family life?
Choices: "Yes, I have done so and probably would do so again" "Yes, I have done so but probably would not do so again" "No, I have not done so but probably would do so" "No, I have not done so and probably would not do so"
Data: % of "Yes, I have done so and probably would do so again" "Yes, I have done so but probably would not do so again"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States48.4%
3 France47.5%
4 United Kingdom34.7%
6 Germany32.7%
7 Japan31.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 1.472196 X +6.000
Correlation coefficient (r)0.425
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.181

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 134935.760474 X +216.963
Correlation coefficient (r)0.641
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.411

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -17.787557 X +88.192
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.607
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.368

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 2.111485 X +0.729
Correlation coefficient (r)0.875
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.766

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 16.283093 X +3.982
Correlation coefficient (r)0.446
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.199