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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I would like a job that involves using science.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
18 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye41.6%
2 United States32.0%
3 Israel28.9%
4 Portugal27.1%
5 United Kingdom26.6%
6 Chile26.4%
7 Australia24.1%
8 Italy22.9%
9 Ireland21.2%
10 New Zealand21.1%
11 Norway18.9%
12 Lithuania18.8%
13 Hungary18.5%
14 France18.2%
15 Sweden16.9%
16 Finland 13.5%
17 Republic of Korea12.3%
18 Japan10.1%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 20 countries.

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

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -3.188661 X +7.339
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.367
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.135

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -43382.562885 X +56348.823
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.121
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.015

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -19.350832 X +85.024
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.452
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.204

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = 2.673828 X +1.012
Correlation coefficient (r)0.476
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.227

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -39.839369 X +19.367
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.620
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.384