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Question: If you were in trouble, do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them, or not?
Choices: "Yes" "No"
Data: % of "Yes"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Canada91.9%
2 Germany89.3%
2 United States89.3%
4 Japan87.9%
5 France 87.6%
6 Italy86.9%
7 United Kingdom86.8%

Source
Helliwell, J. F., Layard, R., Sachs, J. D., De Neve, J.-E., Aknin, L. B., & Wang, S. (Eds.). (2024) World Happiness Report 2024. University of Oxford: Wellbeing Research Centre.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 6.524820 X +0.818
Correlation coefficient (r)0.497
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.247

Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 8.854898 X -1.255
Correlation coefficient (r)0.548
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.300

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 372288.148039 X -277174.379
Correlation coefficient (r)0.397
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.158

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -45.035982 X +121.627
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.412
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.170

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -1.935673 X +3.126
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.174
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 8.404318 X +2.620
Correlation coefficient (r)0.041
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002