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Question: If you had only one of these three choices, which of the following would you prefer?
Choices: "Work longer hours and earn more money" "Work the same number of hours and earn the same money" "Work fewer hours and earn less money"
Data: % of "Work fewer hours and earn less money"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden15.7%
2 Japan 10.6%
3 Australia10.4%
4 Germany9.4%
5 United Kingdom9.2%
6 France4.7%
7 United States4.5%

Note
% among those who work currently. 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 = 3.271048 X +6.588
Correlation coefficient (r)0.291
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.085

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -1048.247322 X +53665.160
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.004
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 32.586822 X +78.640
Correlation coefficient (r)0.540
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.292

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -1.401980 X +1.721
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.362
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.131

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -5.296981 X +13.717
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.074
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005