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Question: What sport or physical activity do you take part in most frequently?
Choices: Open-ended
Data: % of "Baseball" "Softball" in those taking part in any sport
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan5.6%
2 United States4.4%
3 Republic of Korea0.8%
4 Australia0.2%
5 France 0.1%
6 Germany0.0%
6 Sweden0.0%
6 United Kingdom0.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Belgium: Flanders only. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. Israel: unweighted sum of Jews and Arabs. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2007

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -9.825910 X +6.801
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.505
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.255

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 37125.698615 X +49507.881
Correlation coefficient (r)0.056
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -22.793071 X +82.141
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.201
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.040

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -2.909362 X +1.554
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.205
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.042

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 52.412608 X +11.314
Correlation coefficient (r)0.269
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.072