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Question: Please tell me which statement is closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right.
Choices: "(Survey country) will be better off in the future if it sticks to its traditions and way of life" "(Survey country) will be better off in the future if it is open to changes regarding its traditions and way of life"
Data: % of "(Survey country) will be better off in the future if it is open to changes regarding its traditions and way of life"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea77.1%
2 United Kingdom72.7%
3 Australia70.8%
4 Canada68.8%
5 Japan67.5%
6 Germany66.7%
7 Italy66.3%
8 Sweden65.4%
9 France59.6%
10 United States 37.3%

Note
Don't know/ Refused are excluded.

Source
Pew Research Center "Global Attitudes & Trends" Spring 2022. For the United States, Pew Research Center "American Trends Panel Wave 105" March 2022.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -0.609030 X +7.052
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.160
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -83843.974373 X +103613.640
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.632
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.399

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 16.958037 X +70.940
Correlation coefficient (r)0.800
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.640

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -1.299268 X +2.326
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.475
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.226

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -0.911348 X +11.694
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.022
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000