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Question: How much do you agree or disagree with these statements about reading? - I like talking about books with other people.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea44.9%
2 Japan42.5%
3 Italy39.6%
4 United States39.3%
5 Canada38.4%
6 France 34.4%
7 Australia33.4%
8 Sweden31.3%
9 United Kingdom29.6%
10 Germany23.3%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -3.956655 X +8.066
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.625
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.391

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -60927.460829 X +70663.425
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.276
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.076

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 7.102995 X +79.466
Correlation coefficient (r)0.202
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.041

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -2.944758 X +2.529
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.648
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.420

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 36.729912 X -2.002
Correlation coefficient (r)0.522
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.272