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Question: People have different views on childcare for children under school age. Who do you think should primarily provide childcare?
Choices: "Family members" "Government agencies" "Non-profit organisations (e.g. charitable organisations, churches/religious organisations)" "Private childcare providers (e.g. private creche, nanny, babysitter)" "Employers"
Data: % of "Government agencies"
Period:
Area:
31 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden82.5%
2 Finland80.7%
3 Iceland76.9%
4 Denmark70.7%
5 Slovenia67.1%
6 Norway59.2%
7 Lithuania50.6%
8 Slovakia50.3%
9 Germany43.4%
10 Czech Republic39.0%
11 Portugal37.8%
12 Spain30.0%
13 Austria28.5%
14 Republic of Korea27.8%
15 Chile25.7%
16 Hungary23.0%
17 Netherlands22.6%
18 Turkiye21.2%
19 Latvia20.9%
20 Ireland18.0%
21 France17.9%
21 United Kingdom17.9%
23 Belgium17.5%
24 Canada15.3%
25 Australia15.2%
26 Israel14.0%
27 Poland13.9%
28 Mexico13.8%
29 Japan 11.1%
30 United States7.8%
31 Switzerland6.1%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany.

No data for 7 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = 1.108351 X +6.360
Correlation coefficient (r)0.442
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.195

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = 8680.487074 X +44797.596
Correlation coefficient (r)0.079
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = 1.258349 X +80.112
Correlation coefficient (r)0.105
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = -0.231698 X +1.604
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.161
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = 3.160014 X +9.421
Correlation coefficient (r)0.178
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032