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Question: Have you ever remained or would you remain in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life?
Choices: "Yes, I have done so and probably would do so again" "Yes, I have done so but probably would not do so again" "No, I have not done so but probably would do so" "No, I have not done so and probably would not do so"
Data: % of "Yes, I have done so and probably would do so again" "Yes, I have done so but probably would not do so again"
Period:
Area:
37 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia57.0%
2 United States56.1%
3 Latvia54.4%
4 Japan 53.8%
5 United Kingdom49.9%
6 New Zealand49.6%
7 Taiwan45.4%
8 Poland45.0%
9 Israel43.1%
10 France42.8%
11 Estonia41.6%
12 Russian Federation41.5%
13 Spain40.5%
14 Sweden39.5%
15 Chile39.4%
16 Denmark38.4%
17 Croatia38.2%
18 Czech Republic38.1%
19 Slovakia37.4%
20 Lithuania36.5%
21 Philippines36.3%
22 Belgium36.1%
23 Mexico34.7%
24 Georgia34.5%
25 Iceland33.9%
26 Slovenia32.6%
27 Germany31.3%
28 India31.1%
29 Switzerland30.6%
30 Norway30.4%
31 China27.3%
31 Venezuela27.3%
33 Hungary27.1%
34 Austria26.6%
35 Finland23.6%
36 South Africa22.8%
37 Suriname15.5%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 201 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = 1.151475 X +6.072
Correlation coefficient (r)0.141
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.020

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = 57687.768039 X +13935.046
Correlation coefficient (r)0.213
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = 18.411122 X +70.555
Correlation coefficient (r)0.315
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.099

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -0.847306 X +2.046
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.207
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.043

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -8.952555 X +14.493
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.164
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027