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Question: Please indicate how important the following reasons are for you to take part in sports or games. - To look good
Choices: "Very important" "Somewhat important" "Not very important" "Not important"
Data: % of "Very important"
Period:
Area:
24 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Mexico47.7%
2 Israel35.9%
3 Chile31.4%
4 Czech Republic27.2%
5 Latvia26.3%
6 Poland22.1%
7 Ireland18.3%
8 Belgium18.2%
9 United States17.9%
10 Slovenia 16.2%
11 Slovakia15.7%
12 Hungary14.5%
13 Austria12.8%
14 Norway12.2%
15 France11.7%
16 United Kingdom9.8%
17 Australia9.2%
18 Germany8.5%
18 Switzerland8.5%
20 Finland8.0%
21 Sweden7.7%
22 New Zealand7.3%
23 Japan3.8%
24 Republic of Korea2.3%

No data for 14 countries.
Source
ISSP 2007

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -0.175210 X +6.778
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.043
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -86491.735227 X +60817.271
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.350
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.122
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -23.721681 X +83.845
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.659
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.434
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 1.821269 X +1.328
Correlation coefficient (r)0.550
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.303
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -15.643522 X +13.455
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.481
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.231