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Question: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - It is good for the country's economy that people aged 60 and over are employed.
Choices: "Strongly agree" "Agree" "Neither agree nor disagree" "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Data: % of "Strongly agree" "Agree"
Period:
Area:
3 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 79.2%
2 Australia72.4%
3 Germany65.3%

Note
% among those who work currently. Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 7 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = -4.671186 X +9.989
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.640
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.410

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = -104758.849100 X +124881.981
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.470
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.221

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = 25.243221 X +64.616
Correlation coefficient (r)0.980
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.960

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = -1.987166 X +2.963
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.673
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.453

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = 28.659698 X -10.134
Correlation coefficient (r)0.964
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.929