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Question: How many people do you have contact with on a typical weekday irrespective of whether you know them or not. Include anyone you chat with, talk to, or text, either face-to-face, by phone, internet or any other communication device.
Choices: "0-4 persons" "5-9 persons" "10-19 persons" "20-49 persons" "50-99" "100 or more"
Data: % of "20-49 persons" "50-99" "100 or more"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Germany34.1%
2 United States30.9%
3 Sweden30.3%
4 Australia28.0%
5 United Kingdom25.6%
6 France 24.3%
7 Japan21.8%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 3 countries.

Source
ISSP 2017

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 5.437799 X +5.237
Correlation coefficient (r)0.583
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.340

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 206963.384170 X -5116.086
Correlation coefficient (r)0.611
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.373

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -31.074152 X +90.242
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.493
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.243

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.226137 X +1.273
Correlation coefficient (r)0.318
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.101

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 3.322903 X +9.813
Correlation coefficient (r)0.054
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003