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Question: If you had only one of these three choices, which of the following would you prefer?
Choices: "Work longer hours and earn more money" "Work the same number of hours and earn the same money" "Work fewer hours and earn less money"
Data: % of "Work fewer hours and earn less money"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
2 Japan10.6%
4 Germany9.4%
5 United Kingdom9.2%
6 France 4.7%
7 United States4.5%

Note
% among those who work currently. Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -4.788215 X +6.940
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.470
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.221

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -404533.060876 X +83721.139
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.655
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.429

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 54.251555 X +77.113
Correlation coefficient (r)0.630
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.397

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -6.307186 X +2.034
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.890
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.792

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -44.150299 X +13.701
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.412
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.170