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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "I Like learning new things."
Choices: "Not at all" "Very little" "To some extent" "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Data: % of "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Period:
Area:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
2 United States80.6%
3 France 79.6%
4 Canada78.6%
5 Italy77.8%
6 United Kingdom66.4%
7 Germany66.3%
8 Japan42.5%

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.403264 X +5.598
Correlation coefficient (r)0.659
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.434

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 60042.554411 X +8549.960
Correlation coefficient (r)0.531
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.282

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -8.514830 X +87.497
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.553
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.306

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.680922 X +0.996
Correlation coefficient (r)0.440
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.194

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -3.552551 X +11.956
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.144
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021