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Question: In the last 12 months, how often have you participated in the activities of a cultural association/ group?
Choices: "At least once a week" "At least once a month" "Several times" "Once or twice" "Never"
Data: % of "At least once a week" "At least once a month"
Period:
Area:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 New Zealand26.5%
2 Dominican Republic19.2%
3 France17.3%
4 Switzerland13.5%
5 Norway13.4%
6 Austria13.3%
7 Israel9.1%
8 Uruguay9.0%
9 United States 8.9%
10 Republic of Korea8.5%
11 Mexico8.1%
11 United Kingdom8.1%
13 South Africa7.9%
14 Slovenia7.8%
15 Germany7.5%
16 Argentina7.4%
17 Belgium7.1%
18 Croatia6.8%
19 Chile6.4%
20 Sweden6.2%
21 Australia6.1%
21 Ireland6.1%
23 Philippines5.7%
24 Finland4.8%
24 Latvia4.8%
26 Hungary4.7%
27 Japan4.3%
28 Czech Republic3.9%
29 Slovakia3.6%
30 Poland2.2%
31 Russian Federation2.1%
32 Bulgaria1.8%
33 Taiwan1.7%
34 Cyprus1.4%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Belgium: Flanders only. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. Israel: unweighted sum of Jews and Arabs. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.

No data for 204 countries.
Source
ISSP 2007

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 2.794926 X +6.307
Correlation coefficient (r)0.269
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.072
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 129166.321299 X +29192.439
Correlation coefficient (r)0.264
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.070
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 18.090272 X +77.407
Correlation coefficient (r)0.204
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.042
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 1.342276 X +1.530
Correlation coefficient (r)0.174
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -7.251243 X +11.543
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.076
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006