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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 the same number of hours and earn the same money"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden69.6%
2 Germany68.3%
3 Australia66.0%
4 United Kingdom64.4%
5 United States57.4%
6 Japan56.7%
7 France 53.1%

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

No data for 3 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 4.272842 X +4.094
Correlation coefficient (r)0.691
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.477

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 46989.557825 X +23303.782
Correlation coefficient (r)0.209
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.044

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 6.355981 X +77.631
Correlation coefficient (r)0.152
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.023

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -0.017962 X +1.625
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.007
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -10.505764 X +17.275
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.256
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.066