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Question: Have you ever remained or would you remain in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life?
Choices: "Yes, I have done so and probably would do so again" "Yes, I have done so but probably would not do so again" "No, I have not done so but probably would do so" "No, I have not done so and probably would not do so"
Data: % of "Yes, I have done so and probably would do so again" "Yes, I have done so but probably would not do so again"
Period:
Area:
27 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia57.0%
2 United States56.1%
3 Latvia54.4%
4 Japan53.8%
5 United Kingdom49.9%
6 New Zealand49.6%
7 Poland45.0%
8 Israel43.1%
9 France42.8%
10 Estonia41.6%
11 Spain40.5%
12 Sweden 39.5%
13 Chile39.4%
14 Denmark38.4%
15 Czech Republic38.1%
16 Slovakia37.4%
17 Lithuania36.5%
18 Belgium36.1%
19 Mexico34.7%
20 Iceland33.9%
21 Slovenia32.6%
22 Germany31.3%
23 Switzerland30.6%
24 Norway30.4%
25 Hungary27.1%
26 Austria26.6%
27 Finland23.6%

Note
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 = -1.437810 X +7.380
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.288
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.083

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -20477.215867 X +52915.452
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.078
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -1.024732 X +80.114
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.024
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 0.212977 X +1.552
Correlation coefficient (r)0.062
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 2.222968 X +9.768
Correlation coefficient (r)0.060
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004