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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "If I don't understand something, I look for additional information to make it clearer."
Choices: "Not at all" "Very little" "To some extent" "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Data: % of "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Period:
Area:
28 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland85.2%
2 Spain81.5%
3 France79.5%
3 United States79.5%
5 Sweden79.4%
6 Canada78.0%
7 Czech Republic76.6%
8 Chile 76.2%
9 Italy75.9%
9 New Zealand75.9%
11 Germany75.5%
12 Austria74.8%
13 Norway74.5%
14 Israel74.3%
15 Denmark73.7%
16 Ireland73.1%
17 United Kingdom72.6%
18 Greece71.6%
19 Estonia70.7%
20 Lithuania70.2%
21 Poland69.8%
21 Slovenia69.8%
23 Netherlands68.8%
24 Slovakia67.2%
25 Belgium66.9%
26 Turkiye55.0%
27 Japan48.8%
28 Republic of Korea40.5%

No data for 10 countries.

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 3.463010 X +4.222
Correlation coefficient (r)0.580
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.336

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 73283.376088 X -8252.861
Correlation coefficient (r)0.296
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.088

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.244754 X +80.271
Correlation coefficient (r)0.008
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 1.057266 X +0.824
Correlation coefficient (r)0.283
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -12.836745 X +19.270
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.283
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080