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Question: How much do you agree or disagree, thinking of work in general, with the statement "I would enjoy having a paid job even if I did not need the money."?
Choices: "Strongly agree" "Agree" "Neither agree nor disagree" "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Data: % of "Strongly agree" "Agree".
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Germany73.5%
2 Australia72.8%
2 Sweden72.8%
4 United States69.8%
5 United Kingdom67.6%
6 Japan60.9%
7 France 59.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 3 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 4.867893 X +3.439
Correlation coefficient (r)0.728
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.530

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 154261.276745 X -52447.817
Correlation coefficient (r)0.634
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.402

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -11.066977 X +89.118
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.245
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.060

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.418860 X +1.329
Correlation coefficient (r)0.151
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.023

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.978793 X +9.392
Correlation coefficient (r)0.045
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002