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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I am good at working out difficult science problems.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
6 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States 28.0%
2 United Kingdom16.4%
3 Australia15.2%
4 Italy14.2%
5 Republic of Korea8.3%
6 Japan5.5%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 4 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 8

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 3.484533 X +5.987
Correlation coefficient (r)0.664
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.441

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 202006.278203 X +18336.250
Correlation coefficient (r)0.850
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.722

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -35.821725 X +87.063
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.941
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.885

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 2.824864 X +0.968
Correlation coefficient (r)0.659
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.434

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -10.743575 X +13.297
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.142
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.020