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Question: Do you believe in the supernatural powers of deceased ancestors?
Choices: "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably" "No, Probably Not" "No, Definitely Not"
Data: % of "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan54.9%
2 Italy36.7%
3 United States35.9%
4 Republic of Korea30.1%
5 France 24.0%
6 Germany22.3%
7 Sweden19.8%
8 United Kingdom18.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -2.389395 X +7.295
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.687
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.472

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -28932.928211 X +54923.236
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.240
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.058

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 4.035121 X +80.543
Correlation coefficient (r)0.194
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.038

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -1.031732 X +1.769
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.388
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.151

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 6.924346 X +9.084
Correlation coefficient (r)0.162
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026