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Question: How often do you go out to eat or drink with three or more friends or acquaintances who are not family members?
Choices: "Daily" "Several times a week" "Once a week" "Two to three times a month" "Once a month" "Several times a year" "Less often" "Never"
Data: % of "Never"
Period:
Area:
21 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Lithuania28.9%
2 Hungary25.6%
3 United States19.5%
4 Israel18.5%
5 France17.4%
6 Mexico15.9%
7 Spain15.7%
8 United Kingdom13.1%
9 Australia12.6%
9 Sweden12.6%
11 Japan 11.2%
12 Finland10.7%
13 New Zealand10.2%
14 Czech Republic9.3%
15 Iceland9.0%
16 Denmark8.5%
17 Slovakia7.4%
17 Switzerland7.4%
19 Slovenia6.3%
20 Austria6.2%
21 Germany4.7%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 17 countries.

Source
ISSP 2017

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data21
Regression equation
Y = -1.921953 X +7.115
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.261
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.068

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data21
Regression equation
Y = -101622.931619 X +59306.823
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.301
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.091

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data21
Regression equation
Y = -27.651587 X +83.683
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.448
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.201

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data21
Regression equation
Y = 0.478837 X +1.604
Correlation coefficient (r)0.087
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data21
Regression equation
Y = 17.645124 X +8.121
Correlation coefficient (r)0.316
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.100