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Question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?
Scale: 1 "You can't be too careful" - 5 "Most people can be trusted"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden3.40
2 Australia3.19
3 Republic of Korea3.01
4 Germany2.94
5 United States2.85
6 France 2.73
7 Japan2.62
8 Italy2.55

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2020

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.189129 X +3.150
Correlation coefficient (r)0.751
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.564

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 26950.452220 X -29858.504
Correlation coefficient (r)0.481
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.231

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 0.642606 X +80.217
Correlation coefficient (r)0.072
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 0.262396 X +0.711
Correlation coefficient (r)0.226
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.051

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 6.462193 X -7.091
Correlation coefficient (r)0.379
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.144