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Question: Do you agree that there is little that people can do to change the course of their lives?
Choices: "Strongly agree" "Agree" "Neither agree nor disagree" "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Data: % of "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Period:
Area:
24 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland85.0%
2 Norway83.2%
3 Denmark81.9%
4 United States80.0%
5 New Zealand79.7%
6 Switzerland78.4%
7 Germany76.9%
8 France76.4%
9 Iceland76.1%
10 United Kingdom74.8%
11 Austria72.9%
12 Republic of Korea69.8%
12 Spain69.8%
14 Sweden68.9%
15 Japan 65.9%
16 Czech Republic65.6%
17 Hungary57.8%
18 Italy57.6%
19 Slovenia57.0%
20 Israel54.2%
21 Lithuania50.6%
22 Slovakia50.2%
23 Chile47.7%
24 Turkiye35.1%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 14 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 3.123417 X +4.626
Correlation coefficient (r)0.667
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.445

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 137076.122587 X -46753.240
Correlation coefficient (r)0.742
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.551

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 13.308307 X +71.600
Correlation coefficient (r)0.544
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.296

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -0.518688 X +1.954
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.180
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 6.416278 X +5.996
Correlation coefficient (r)0.192
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.037