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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I would like a job that involves using science.
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 States32.0%
2 United Kingdom26.6%
3 Australia24.1%
4 Italy22.9%
5 France 18.2%
6 Sweden16.9%
7 Republic of Korea12.3%
8 Japan10.1%

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 = 2.804262 X +6.044
Correlation coefficient (r)0.453
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.205

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 156176.398162 X +16348.662
Correlation coefficient (r)0.714
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.510

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -28.578867 X +87.889
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.823
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.677

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 2.270788 X +1.010
Correlation coefficient (r)0.502
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.252

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -25.519724 X +16.752
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.372
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.138