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Question: How often do you have contact with your brother or sister, either face-to-face, by phone, internet or any other communication device?
Choices: "I do not have any brothers and sisters" "The brother or sister I have contact with the most frequently lives with me" "Daily" "Several times a week" "Once a week" "Two to three times a month" "Once a month" "Several times a year" "Less often" "Never"
Data: % of "The brother or sister I have contact with the most frequently lives with me" among those who have any brother/ sister
Period:
Area:
30 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Taiwan14.0%
2 South Africa13.4%
3 Thailand12.6%
4 Philippines11.4%
5 Lithuania8.8%
6 Suriname8.4%
7 Japan 8.3%
8 Australia5.4%
9 New Zealand4.8%
10 Iceland4.4%
11 Mexico4.2%
11 Slovenia4.2%
13 Slovakia4.1%
14 India4.0%
15 Israel3.9%
16 Czech Republic3.7%
16 Finland3.7%
18 Germany3.2%
19 Spain2.9%
20 Hungary2.6%
21 Denmark2.4%
22 Croatia2.2%
23 China1.8%
23 Sweden1.8%
25 Russian Federation1.3%
26 France1.2%
27 United Kingdom1.1%
28 United States0.8%
29 Austria0.6%
30 Switzerland0.4%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 208 countries.

Source
ISSP 2017

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -5.146787 X +6.785
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.268
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.072

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data30
Regression equation
Y = -295600.634694 X +49789.517
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.471
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.222

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -72.838739 X +80.939
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.439
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.193

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 4.012035 X +1.551
Correlation coefficient (r)0.336
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.113

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 39.453328 X +9.656
Correlation coefficient (r)0.255
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.065