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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "When I hear or read about new ideas, I try to relate them to real life situations to which they might apply."
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 Finland65.4%
2 Sweden52.3%
3 Chile 46.1%
4 Greece45.8%
5 Italy45.4%
6 United States45.1%
7 Spain44.4%
8 France43.9%
9 Canada43.6%
10 New Zealand43.5%
11 Israel41.2%
12 Denmark40.7%
12 Turkiye40.7%
14 Belgium39.0%
15 Slovakia38.2%
16 Slovenia37.6%
17 Lithuania37.1%
18 Netherlands36.3%
19 Norway36.1%
20 Estonia34.7%
21 Poland34.3%
22 Austria32.2%
23 Czech Republic31.2%
24 United Kingdom31.0%
25 Japan29.9%
26 Ireland28.5%
27 Republic of Korea28.1%
28 Germany26.0%

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 = 1.817003 X +5.989
Correlation coefficient (r)0.265
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.070

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -13059.710187 X +49359.028
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.046
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 3.226083 X +79.181
Correlation coefficient (r)0.091
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.381275 X +1.432
Correlation coefficient (r)0.089
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -5.644674 X +12.290
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.108
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.012