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Question: If you could change the way you spend your time, how would you change the time in leisure activities?
Choices: "Much more time" "A bit more time" "Same time as now" "A bit less time" "Much less time"
Data: % of "A bit less time" "Much less time"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Italy5.3%
2 United States3.7%
3 Germany2.7%
4 Japan2.3%
5 United Kingdom2.0%
6 Canada1.7%
6 France 1.7%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. Israel: unweighted sum of Jews and Arabs. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.
Source
ISSP 1997

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -7.535527 X +6.793
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.341
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.116
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 81661.801157 X +48470.944
Correlation coefficient (r)0.070
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -23.010190 X +82.152
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.144
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -5.457174 X +1.626
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.339
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.115
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -83.514183 X +11.775
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.325
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.106