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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "When I hear or read about new ideas, I try to relate them to real life situations to which they might apply."
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:
2 Italy45.4%
3 United States45.1%
4 France43.9%
5 Canada43.6%
6 United Kingdom 31.0%
7 Japan29.9%
9 Germany26.0%

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.573154 X +6.367
Correlation coefficient (r)0.167
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 55851.331587 X +29598.403
Correlation coefficient (r)0.306
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.094

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -7.113986 X +84.206
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.286
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.082

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.453192 X +1.303
Correlation coefficient (r)0.181
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.033

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 3.202590 X +8.248
Correlation coefficient (r)0.080
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006