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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "When I come across something new, I try to relate it to what I already know."
Choices: "Not at all" "Very little" "To some extent" "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Data: % of "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Period:
Area:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Italy67.9%
2 United States67.7%
4 Canada67.1%
5 United Kingdom52.3%
6 France 50.7%
7 Germany50.3%
9 Japan30.2%

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.237523 X +5.901
Correlation coefficient (r)0.585
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.342

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 61716.705832 X +16684.155
Correlation coefficient (r)0.550
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.303

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -8.736444 X +86.334
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.572
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.327

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.130440 X +1.402
Correlation coefficient (r)0.085
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -4.274753 X +11.818
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.174
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030