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Question: What sport or physical activity do you take part in most frequently?
Choices: Open-ended
Data: % of "Volleyball" in those taking part in any sport
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan3.3%
2 Germany1.2%
3 United States1.0%
4 France 0.7%
5 Australia0.4%
6 Sweden0.2%
7 Republic of Korea0.1%
8 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 = -20.793594 X +6.844
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.506
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.256

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -353276.187529 X +53070.007
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.251
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.063

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 39.950487 X +81.480
Correlation coefficient (r)0.167
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -2.758781 X +1.538
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.092
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -29.876218 X +12.299
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.073
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005