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Question: If you had only one of these three choices, which of the following would you prefer?
Choices: "Work longer hours and earn more money" "Work the same number of hours and earn the same money" "Work fewer hours and earn less money"
Data: % of "Work the same number of hours and earn the same money"
Period:
Area:
27 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Norway76.2%
2 Finland73.6%
3 Denmark72.9%
4 Switzerland72.1%
5 Sweden69.6%
6 Austria69.5%
7 Belgium68.4%
8 Germany68.3%
9 New Zealand67.6%
10 Australia66.0%
11 Iceland64.9%
12 United Kingdom64.4%
13 Slovenia63.8%
14 Czech Republic63.3%
15 Spain61.2%
16 Chile59.8%
17 Hungary57.7%
18 United States57.4%
19 Japan 56.7%
20 Israel56.3%
21 Estonia54.3%
21 Latvia54.3%
23 France53.1%
24 Poland52.7%
25 Slovakia49.7%
26 Lithuania38.1%
27 Mexico30.9%

Note
% among those who work currently. Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 11 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 2.331537 X +5.392
Correlation coefficient (r)0.532
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.283

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 155255.863858 X -49664.160
Correlation coefficient (r)0.670
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.449

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 28.135959 X +62.588
Correlation coefficient (r)0.756
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.572

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -0.220562 X +1.771
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.073
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -2.403611 X +12.111
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.074
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005