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Question: On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government's responsibility to provide a job for everyone who wants one?
Choices: "Definately should be" "Probably should be" "Probably should not be" "Definately should not be"
Data: % of "Definately should be" "Probably should be"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Germany64.8%
2 France63.8%
3 Republic of Korea59.6%
4 United Kingdom50.3%
5 Sweden49.0%
6 Japan 45.0%
7 Australia38.6%
8 United States36.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -1.128984 X +7.345
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.236
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -70299.251075 X +87022.519
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.637
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.406

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 4.521874 X +79.560
Correlation coefficient (r)0.222
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.049

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.416381 X +1.710
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.152
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.023

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 9.901793 X +10.108
Correlation coefficient (r)0.181
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.033