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Question: Do you believe in the supernatural powers of deceased ancestors?
Choices: "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably" "No, Probably Not" "No, Definitely Not"
Data: % of "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 54.9%
2 Italy36.7%
3 United States35.9%
4 Republic of Korea30.1%
5 France24.0%
6 Germany22.3%
7 Sweden19.8%
8 United Kingdom18.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -2.764039 X +7.518
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.667
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.445

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -27899.961758 X +56144.901
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.282
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 5.368333 X +80.128
Correlation coefficient (r)0.302
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.091

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.906550 X +1.729
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.357
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.127

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 7.378760 X +12.196
Correlation coefficient (r)0.135
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.018