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Question: Thinking about yourself and how you normally feel: how often do you feel as described below? - Afraid
Choices: "Never" "Rarely" "Sometimes" "Always"
Data: % of "Always"
Period:
Area:
33 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan28.0%
2 Republic of Korea23.9%
3 United Kingdom19.2%
4 Portugal17.5%
5 France14.2%
5 Greece14.2%
7 Luxembourg12.1%
7 Spain12.1%
9 Czech Republic11.9%
10 Turkiye11.6%
11 Slovenia10.7%
12 Hungary10.3%
13 Austria 10.1%
13 Slovakia10.1%
15 Colombia9.9%
15 Estonia9.9%
17 Sweden9.4%
18 Germany9.2%
19 Switzerland8.5%
20 Latvia8.0%
21 Finland7.1%
22 Canada7.0%
23 Netherlands6.5%
24 United States5.9%
25 Lithuania4.7%
26 Iceland3.9%
27 Denmark3.8%
27 Poland3.8%
29 Italy3.5%
30 Chile3.3%
31 Costa Rica2.9%
31 Ireland2.9%
33 Mexico2.8%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

No data for 5 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -3.958374 X +7.001
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.406
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.165

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -54676.551250 X +46868.501
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.114
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 21.469708 X +77.359
Correlation coefficient (r)0.334
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.112

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -1.484807 X +1.683
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.398
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.158

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 10.634197 X +8.794
Correlation coefficient (r)0.148
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.022