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Question: Do you believe in heaven?
Choices: "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably" "No, Probably Not" "No, Definitely Not"
Data: % of "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States80.8%
2 Italy55.5%
3 Japan46.0%
4 Republic of Korea40.5%
5 United Kingdom40.2%
6 Germany32.7%
7 France 29.4%
8 Sweden22.5%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.686491 X +6.872
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.294
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.086

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 34894.193351 X +31020.348
Correlation coefficient (r)0.431
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.186

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -9.269973 X +85.790
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.664
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.441

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.205534 X +1.547
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.115
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 2.455649 X +10.109
Correlation coefficient (r)0.086
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007