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Question: Do you agree that there is little that people can do to change the course of their lives?
Choices: "Strongly agree" "Agree" "Neither agree nor disagree" "Disagree" "Strongly disagree"
Data: % of "Strongly agree" "Agree"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Italy24.3%
2 Republic of Korea16.4%
3 Germany13.6%
3 Sweden13.6%
5 United States12.8%
6 United Kingdom12.7%
7 Japan 12.4%
8 France9.6%

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 = -3.034174 X +7.121
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.264
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.070

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -119614.601363 X +64970.031
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.437
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.191

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 7.077886 X +80.729
Correlation coefficient (r)0.144
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -4.144356 X +2.053
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.589
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.347

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -27.239919 X +18.354
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.180
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032