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Question: Do you agree that there is little that people can do to change the course of their lives?
Choices: "Strongly agree" "Agree" "Neither agree nor disagree" "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Data: % of "Strongly agree" "Agree"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Italy24.3%
2 Republic of Korea16.4%
3 Germany13.6%
3 Sweden13.6%
5 United States12.8%
6 United Kingdom12.7%
7 Japan12.4%
8 France 9.6%

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 = -2.885656 X +6.990
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.299
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.089

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -118824.949365 X +63322.374
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.355
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.126

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 11.767630 X +80.065
Correlation coefficient (r)0.204
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.042

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -4.116001 X +2.051
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.558
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.311

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -28.924507 X +15.349
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.245
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.060