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Question: Have you ever remained or would you remain in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life?
Choices: "Yes, I have done so and probably would do so again" "Yes, I have done so but probably would not do so again" "No, I have not done so but probably would do so" "No, I have not done so and probably would not do so"
Data: % of "Yes, I have done so and probably would do so again" "Yes, I have done so but probably would not do so again"
Period:
Area:
37 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia61.0%
2 Japan57.9%
3 United States52.6%
4 United Kingdom51.6%
5 Latvia48.1%
6 Chile45.6%
6 Taiwan45.6%
8 Poland45.0%
9 New Zealand44.7%
10 Philippines41.1%
11 India41.0%
11 Spain41.0%
13 Israel39.2%
14 Russian Federation39.0%
15 Mexico37.9%
16 France37.8%
16 Iceland37.8%
18 Sweden37.7%
19 Croatia35.9%
20 Belgium34.1%
21 Slovakia33.8%
22 Georgia33.2%
23 Czech Republic32.5%
24 Denmark31.8%
25 Estonia30.7%
25 Venezuela30.7%
27 Lithuania29.6%
28 Germany27.8%
29 China27.1%
29 Suriname27.1%
31 Slovenia26.5%
32 Norway26.3%
33 Hungary25.4%
33 South Africa25.4%
35 Switzerland25.3%
36 Finland 21.6%
37 Austria20.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 201 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -0.492117 X +6.653
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.056
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = 7938.111782 X +32077.490
Correlation coefficient (r)0.032
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = 8.434423 X +75.143
Correlation coefficient (r)0.178
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -0.255580 X +1.816
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.069
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -12.140728 X +17.891
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.204
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.042