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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I need to do well in science to get the job I want.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States39.7%
2 United Kingdom38.3%
3 Australia31.8%
4 Italy25.7%
5 France 25.3%
6 Sweden23.7%
7 Republic of Korea23.2%
8 Japan22.2%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 8

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 2.284433 X +5.959
Correlation coefficient (r)0.349
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.122

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 157599.974327 X +2898.832
Correlation coefficient (r)0.681
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.464

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -30.643487 X +90.869
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.834
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.696

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 2.006125 X +0.896
Correlation coefficient (r)0.419
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.176

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -13.649961 X +15.471
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.188
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035