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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:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia58.9%
2 Japan 55.8%
3 United States54.4%
4 United Kingdom50.7%
5 France40.5%
6 Sweden38.6%
7 Germany29.5%

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 = -1.240260 X +7.471
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.312
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.097

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 19332.835917 X +44498.710
Correlation coefficient (r)0.192
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.037

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.795550 X +80.800
Correlation coefficient (r)0.084
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -0.446865 X +1.801
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.327
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.107

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.594764 X +12.480
Correlation coefficient (r)0.063
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004