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Question: Please indicate how important the following reasons are for you to take part in sports or games. - To look good
Choices: "Very important" "Somewhat important" "Not very important" "Not important"
Data: % of "Very important"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States17.9%
2 France 11.7%
3 United Kingdom9.8%
4 Australia9.2%
5 Germany8.5%
6 Sweden7.7%
7 Japan3.8%
8 Republic of Korea2.3%

No data for 2 countries.
Source
ISSP 2007

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 4.245985 X +6.289
Correlation coefficient (r)0.461
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.213
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 253259.145891 X +27577.908
Correlation coefficient (r)0.803
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.645
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -46.260459 X +85.925
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.862
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.743
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 4.860277 X +1.083
Correlation coefficient (r)0.723
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.523
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -30.729030 X +14.765
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.334
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.112