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Question: Have you ever given up or would you give up good job opportunities 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:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States48.4%
2 Australia48.2%
3 France47.5%
4 United Kingdom34.7%
5 Sweden33.7%
6 Germany32.7%
7 Japan 31.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 3 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.180344 X +6.424
Correlation coefficient (r)0.222
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.049

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 73393.967517 X +24609.409
Correlation coefficient (r)0.546
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.298

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -10.545969 X +85.804
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.370
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.137

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.154510 X +1.136
Correlation coefficient (r)0.631
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.398

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 7.496012 X +10.271
Correlation coefficient (r)0.222
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.049