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[Employment] Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)
[Employment] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64)
[Employment] Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 35-44)
[Employment] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 35-44)
[Employment] Employment rate, 60-64 years old (% of population ages 60-64), men
[Employment] Employment rate, 60-64 years old (% of population ages 60-64), women
[Employment] % of those who think that the employment of elderly people is good for the country's economy
[Employment] % of those who think that the employment of elderly people takes jobs away from younger people
[Employment] Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
[Employment] Employment in industry (% of total employment)
[Employment] Employment in services (% of total employment)
[Employment] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: male and female
[Employment] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: male
[Employment] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: female
[Employment] % of men who prefer a full time job
[Employment] % of women who prefer a full time job
[Employment] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a job for everyone who wants one
[Employment] % of those who are in favour of government financing of projects to create new jobs
[Female employment] Gender wage gap (comparison of median)
[Female employment] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for promoting equality between men and women
[Female employment] Maternal employment rate - child under 15
[Female employment] Share of female managers
[Female employment] Female share of the directors of the largest publicly listed companies
[Female employment] % of those who think that a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family
[Female employment] % of those who do not think that family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job
[Female employment] % of those who think that both husband and wife should contribute to household income (5 choices)
[Female employment] % of those who think that being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay (5 choices)
[Female employment] % of those who think that what most women really want is a home and children
[Female employment] % of those who think that working mothers have no bad influence over children (5 choices)
[Female employment] % of those who do not think that a pre-school child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works
[Female employment] % of those who think that the mother and the father should each take half of paid parental leave
[Female employment] % of those who think that the mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it.
[Female employment] % of those who think that the mother should take the entire paid parental leave
[Female employment] % of those who think that no paid parental leave is necessary
[Female employment] % of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time when there is a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think that both mother and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think that both mother and father should work part-time when they have a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think that women should stay at home when there is a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think that mother should stay at home and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think that mother should work part-time and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think it is least desirable that both mother and father work full-time when they have a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think it is least desirable that father stay at home and mother work full-time when they have a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think it is least desirable that mother stay at home and father work full-time when they have a child under school age
[Female employment] % of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time after the youngest child starts school
[Female employment] % of those who think that women should stay at home after the youngest child starts school
[Female employment] % of women who say that they care for sick family members
[Female employment] % of those who say that both partners care for sick family members
[Self-employment] Share of self-employed who are own-account workers, men, % of total employed
[Self-employment] Share of self-employed who are own-account workers, women, % of total employed
[Self-employment] % of those who think that employees have more job security than the self-employed
[Self-employment] % of those who think that being an employee interferes more with family life than self-employment
[Self-employment] % of those who prefer being an employee to being self-employed
[Non-regular employment] Part-time employment - male
[Non-regular employment] Part-time employment - female
[Non-regular employment] Temporary employment - male as % of dependent employment
[Non-regular employment] Temporary employment - female as % of dependent employment
[Non-regular employment] Temporary employment - 15-24 years as % of dependent employment
[Non-regular employment] % of those willing to accept temporary employment to avoid unemployment
[Side business] % of those who do any work for additional income in addition to their main job
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who think that it would be easy to find a job
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them if they needed to find a job
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who turn to private companies first to help them if they needed to find a job
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who turn to public services first to help them if they needed to find a job
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who would turn down another job that offered quite a bit more pay in order to stay with the current organization
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who would change their present type of work for something different if given the chance
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who think that it is likely that they will try to find a job with another firm or organization within the next 12 months
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life
[Recruitment and job change] % of the men who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life
[Recruitment and job change] % of the women who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life
[Recruitment and job change] % of those who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life
[Recruitment and job change] % of the men who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life
[Recruitment and job change] % of the women who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life
[Work preference] % of those who think that job security is very important in a job
[Work preference] % of those who think that high income is very important in a job
[Work preference] % of those who think that good opportunities for advancement is very important in a job
[Work preference] % of those who think that being interesting is very important in a job
[Work preference] % of those who think that working independently is very important in a job
[Work preference] % of those who think that helping other people is very important in a job
[Work preference] % of those who think that being useful to society is very important in a job
[Work preference] % of those who think that deciding times or days of work is very important in a job
[Work preference] % of those who think that it is important for a job to involve personal contact with other people
[Work preference] % of those who think that their job is secure
[Work preference] % of those who think that their job gives high income
[Work preference] % of those who think that their job gives high opportunities for advancement
[Work preference] % of those who think that their job is interesting
[Work preference] % of those who think that they can work independently
[Work preference] % of those who think that they can help other people in their job
[Work preference] % of those who think that their job is useful to society
[Work preference] % of those who think that their job gives personal contact with other people
[Work preference] % of those who think that their job gives a chance to improve their skills
[Unemployment] Unemployment rate: all ages, male and female
[Unemployment] Unemployment rate: all ages, male
[Unemployment] Unemployment rate: all ages, female
[Unemployment] Unemployment rate: 15-24 years old, male and female
[Unemployment] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male and female
[Unemployment] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male
[Unemployment] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, female
[Unemployment] % of those who worry about the possibility of losing your job a great deal or to some extent
[Unemployment] % of those willing to move within the country not to lose job
[Unemployment] % of those willing to move to a different country not to lose job
[Unemployment] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the unemployed
[Unemployment] % of those who would like to see more government spending in unemployment benefits
[Unemployment] % of those who think that the government is successful in the policy against unemployment
[Labor policy] Public expenditure for active labor policy, % of GDP
[Working time] Average annual hours actually worked per worker
[Working time] Time spent for paid work or study (men and women, minutes per day per person, including commuting time)
[Working time] Time spent for paid work or study (men, minutes per day per person, including commuting time)
[Working time] Time spent for paid work or study (women, minutes per day per person, including commuting time)
[Working time] Time spent for commuting (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Working time] Time spent for commuting (men, minutes per day per person)
[Working time] Time spent for commuting (women, minutes per day per person)
[Working time] % of those who are in favour of reducing the working week to create more jobs
[Working time] % of those willing to accept longer commuting to avoid unemployment
[Working time] % of those who prefer to work longer hours and earn more money
[Working time] % of those who prefer to work the same number of hours and earn the same money
[Working time] % of those who prefer to work fewer hours and earn less money
[Working time] % of those who would like to have more time in a job
[Working time] % of those who would like to have less time in a job
[Working time] % of those who always/ often work at home during usual working hours
[Working time] % of those who always/ often work on weekends
[Working time] % of those who have a regular schedule or shift
[Working time] % of those who cannot decide themselves when to start/ finish work
[Working time] % of those who can decide themselves when to start/ finish work
[Working time] % of those who can decide themselves how to organize work
[Working time] % of those who enjoy 5 or less days of leave
[Working time] % of those who enjoy more than 20 days of leave
[Working time] % of those who can take an hour or two off during working hours
[Wages] Minimum relative to average (mean) wages of full-time workers
[Wages] Minimum relative to median wages of full-time workers
[Wages] % of those who think their pay is less than is just
[Wages] % of those willing to accept lower pay to avoid unemployment
[Wages] % of those who think how much responsibility goes with the job is very important in deciding pay
[Wages] % of those who think that whether the job requires supervising others is important in deciding pay
[Wages] % of those who think that the number of years spent in education and training is very important in deciding pay
[Wages] % of those who think how long the person has been with the firm is important in deciding pay
[Wages] % of those who think what is needed to support a family is very important in deciding pay
[Wages] % of those who think whether the person has children to support is very important in deciding pay
[Wages] % of those who think how well he or she does the job is very important in deciding pay
[Wages] % of those who think how hard he or she works at the job is very important in deciding pay
[Wages] % of those who agree that private companies are responsible for reducing the differences in pay
[Work motivation] % of those who often arrive at work too tired to function well because of the household work
[Work motivation] % of those who often find it difficult to concentrate at work because of family responsibilities
[Work motivation] Degree of job satisfaction
[Work motivation] % of those satisfied with job (5 choices)*
[Work motivation] % of those who always/ often find work stressful
[Work motivation] % of those who agree to the idea that a job is just a way of earning money
[Work motivation] % of those who agree to the idea that they would enjoy having a paid job even if they did not need the money
[Work motivation] % of those who would work hard to complete their daily tasks, even if they are slightly sick or when there is another legitimate reason for taking a break
[Work motivation] % of those who would perform to the best of their ability even on a task that they do not like
[Work motivation] % of those who would work hard to maintain their performance on a task, even if the task takes a long time to start producing any results
[Work motivation] % of men who prefer no paid job at all
[Work motivation] % of women who prefer no paid job at all
[Skills] % of those who can make much use of their past work experience and /or job skills in their present job
[Skills] % of those who have got training to improve job skills over the past 12 months
[Skills] % of those willing to accept a job that requires new skills to avoid unemployment
[Workplace] % of those who describe relations at their workplace between workmates/colleagues as good
[Workplace] % of those who often share work-related information with co-workers
[Workplace] % of those who often learn new work-related things from co-workers or supervisors
[Workplace] % of those who are willing to work harder than they have to in order to help their firm/ organization succeed
[Workplace] % of those who are proud to be working for the current firm or organization
[Workplace] % of those who have been discriminated against with regard to work
[Workplace] % of the men who have been discriminated against with regard to work
[Workplace] % of the women who have been discriminated against with regard to work
[Workplace] % of those who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job
[Workplace] % of the men who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job
[Workplace] % of the women who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job
[Industrial relations] Trade union participation (% of total employment)
[Industrial relations] % of those who belong to a trade union, business, or professional association
[Industrial relations] Strikes (the total number of working days lost because of strikes per 1000 employees)
[Industrial relations] % of those who think that workers need strong trade unions to protect their interests
[Industrial relations] % of those who think that strong trade unions are bad for the economy of their country
[Industrial relations] % of those who think that trade unions have the most influence on the actions of the government
[Industrial relations] % of those who think that trade unions are very important for the job security of employees
[Industrial relations] % of those who think that the working conditions of employees would be much worse without trade unions
[Industrial relations] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between management and workers
[Industrial relations] % of those who describe relations at their workplace between management and employees as good
[Work accident] % of those who always/ often have to do hard physical work
[Work accident] % of those who always/ often work in dangerous conditions
[Housework] Time spent for routine housework (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] Time spent for routine housework (men, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] Time spent for routine housework (women, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] Time spent for shopping (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] Time spent for shopping (men, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] Time spent for shopping (women, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] Time spent for child care (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] Time spent for child care (men, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] Time spent for child care (women, minutes per day per person)
[Housework] % of those who would like to have more time doing household work
[Housework] % of those who would like to have less time doing household work
[Housework] % of men who think that they do less than their fair share of the household work
[Housework] % of women who think that they do more than their fair share of the household work
[Housework] % of women who say that they prepare meals
[Housework] % of those who say that both partners prepare meals
[Housework] % of women who say that they do the laundry of the family
[Housework] % of those who say that both partners do the laundry of the family
[Housework] % of women who say that they clean the house
[Housework] % of those who say that both partners clean the house
[Housework] % of men who say that they mostly decide how to raise children
[Housework] % of women who say that they mostly decide how to raise children
[Housework] % of those who says that both partners decide how to raise children together
[Housework] % of those who think private childcare providers should primarily provide childcare for children under school age
[Housework] % of those who think family members should primarily provide childcare for children under school age
[Housework] % of those who think family members should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people
[Housework] % of those who think private providers should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people
[Housework] % of those who think that the elderly people themselves or their family should primarily cover the costs of the help to elderly people
[Housework] % of women who say that they care for sick family members
[Housework] % of those who say that both partners care for sick family members
[Housework] % of women who say that they manage all the money of their family
[Housework] % of men who say that they manage all the money of their family
[Housework] % of those who say that both pool and manage all the money of their family
[Housework] % of those who say that both pool and manage part of the money of their family
[Housework] % of those who say that each partner manages their own money
[Housework] % of women who say that they shop for groceries
[Housework] % of men who say that they shop for groceries
[Housework] % of those who say that both partners shop for groceries
[Housework] % of men who say that they make small repairs in the household
[Housework] % of those who say that both partners make small repairs in the household
[Housework] % of men who say that they choose weekend activities
[Housework] % of women who say that they choose weekend activities
[Housework] % of those who say that both partners choose weekend activities together
[Housework] % of those who often come home from work too tired to do the chores
[Housework] % of those who often work too long to fulfil family responsibilities
[Housework] % of those who always/ often feel that job interfere with family life
[Housework] % of those who always/ often feel that family life interfere with job
[Voluntary activities] % of those who take part in voluntary work once a month or more
[Voluntary activities] % of those who never take part in voluntary work
[Voluntary activities] % of those who take part in activities of charitable or religious organisations that do voluntary work once a month or more
[Voluntary activities] % of those who never take part in activities of charitable or religious organisations that do voluntary work
[Voluntary activities] Time spent for volunteering (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Voluntary activities] Time spent for volunteering (men, minutes per day per person)
[Voluntary activities] Time spent for volunteering (women, minutes per day per person)
[Voluntary activities] % of those who think that civic and voluntary organisations have the most influence on the actions of the government
Question: How often do you find your work stressful?
Choices: "Always" "Often" "Sometimes" "Hardly ever" "Never"
Data: % of "Always" "Often"
Period:
2015
2005
1997
Area:
World
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Major advanced countries
\n
Nordic and major advanced countries
\n
OECD members
\n
EU27
\n
EU+Japan
\n
Europe
\n
ASIA
\n
TPP
\n
Latin America
\n
Africa
\n
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
(No highlight)
Japan
Nordic and Japan
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Australia
France
Germany
Japan
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
1
Sweden
48.8%
2
Japan
48.0%
3
France
45.3%
4
Germany
38.6%
5
Australia
37.4%
6
United Kingdom
36.8%
7
United States
32.5%
Note
% among those who work currently. Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.
No data for 3 countries.
Canada/ Italy/ Republic of Korea
Source
ISSP 2015
Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data
7
Regression equation
Y = -2.221609 X +
7.802
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.324
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.105
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
7
Regression equation
Y = -93822.602236 X +
92089.451
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.541
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.293
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
7
Regression equation
Y = 27.525597 X +
70.342
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.749
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.561
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
7
Regression equation
Y = -0.123069 X +
1.642
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.052
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.003
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data
7
Regression equation
Y = 13.193883 X +
7.812
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.303
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.092
