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Question: How much do you agree or disagree that it applies to your job? - "I can work independently"
Choices: "Strongly agree" "Agree" "Neither agree nor disagree" "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Data: % of "Strongly agree" "Agree"
Period:
Area:
37 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Switzerland91.2%
2 Denmark90.3%
3 Germany90.2%
4 Norway88.2%
5 New Zealand87.6%
6 Philippines87.3%
7 Austria86.4%
8 Suriname85.5%
9 Australia84.2%
10 Sweden83.8%
10 United Kingdom83.8%
12 Finland83.7%
13 Georgia82.9%
13 Taiwan82.9%
15 United States82.7%
16 Slovenia81.3%
17 Belgium79.0%
18 Iceland76.8%
19 Venezuela75.5%
20 Czech Republic72.9%
21 China71.6%
22 France71.2%
23 Slovakia68.7%
24 Estonia67.5%
25 South Africa66.9%
26 Israel66.6%
26 Mexico66.6%
28 Lithuania66.5%
29 Spain62.8%
30 India62.4%
31 Hungary60.5%
32 Chile57.0%
33 Latvia53.3%
34 Croatia50.3%
35 Russian Federation45.7%
36 Poland37.8%
37 Japan 27.3%

Note
% among those who work currently. 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 = 2.051270 X +5.033
Correlation coefficient (r)0.431
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.186

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = 78098.204005 X -20939.832
Correlation coefficient (r)0.462
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.213

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = 8.443376 X +71.342
Correlation coefficient (r)0.231
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.053

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = 0.589373 X +1.304
Correlation coefficient (r)0.231
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.053

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -5.089279 X +14.819
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.150
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.022