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Question: If you were in trouble, do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them, or not?
Choices: "Yes" "No"
Data: % of "Yes"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia94.0%
2 Sweden93.1%
3 United Kingdom92.8%
4 Canada92.3%
5 France92.1%
6 Germany92.0%
7 Italy91.3%
8 United States90.4%
9 Japan 88.6%
10 Republic of Korea79.8%

Source
Helliwell, J., Layard, R., & Sachs, J. (2019). World Happiness Report 2019, New York: Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 9.380388 X -1.737
Correlation coefficient (r)0.801
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.642

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 154671.367227 X -90460.827
Correlation coefficient (r)0.538
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.289

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -12.071251 X +92.831
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.251
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.063

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 5.582490 X -3.598
Correlation coefficient (r)0.826
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.682

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -125.237237 X +127.485
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.860
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.740