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Question: Do you agree that there is little that people can do to change the course of their lives?
Choices: "Strongly agree" "Agree" "Neither agree nor disagree" "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Data: % of "Strongly agree" "Agree"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Italy24.3%
3 Germany13.6%
5 United States12.8%
6 United Kingdom12.7%
7 Japan12.4%
8 France 9.6%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -1.766085 X +6.782
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.323
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.104

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -87792.934949 X +62761.028
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.266
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.071

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 8.956022 X +80.275
Correlation coefficient (r)0.199
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.040

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -2.936985 X +1.916
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.680
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.462

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -45.923598 X +15.850
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.640
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.410