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Question: How often has each of the following happened to you during the past three months? - I have found it difficult to concentrate at work because of my family responsibilities.
Choices: "Several times a week" "Several times a month" "Once or twice" "Never"
Data: % of "Several times a week"
Period:
Area:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States3.6%
2 Republic of Korea3.5%
3 France 2.7%
4 Sweden2.3%
5 Japan2.2%
6 Australia2.1%
7 United Kingdom1.8%
8 Canada1.6%
9 Germany1.4%

Note
Those who do not work/ Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany.

No data for 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -19.721664 X +7.156
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.366
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.134

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 170959.780622 X +46553.059
Correlation coefficient (r)0.094
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -97.189214 X +84.200
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.313
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.098

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -11.583638 X +1.777
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.298
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.089

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 423.548903 X +1.875
Correlation coefficient (r)0.792
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.627