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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I need to do well in science to get the job I want.
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 Turkiye50.5%
2 United States39.7%
3 United Kingdom38.3%
4 Israel38.0%
5 Lithuania33.4%
6 Portugal32.4%
7 Australia31.8%
8 Chile29.3%
9 Ireland28.9%
10 New Zealand28.7%
11 Italy25.7%
12 France25.3%
13 Hungary24.8%
14 Norway24.3%
15 Sweden23.7%
16 Republic of Korea23.2%
17 Japan 22.2%
18 Finland20.1%

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 = -3.278473 X +7.616
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.383
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.147

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -54913.945794 X +63213.281
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.155
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.024

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -21.364775 X +87.146
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.506
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.256

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = 2.503531 X +0.854
Correlation coefficient (r)0.452
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.204

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -26.649082 X +18.532
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.421
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.177