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Question: In the last 12 months, how often have you participated in the activities of a cultural association/ group?
Choices: "At least once a week" "At least once a month" "Several times" "Once or twice" "Never"
Data: % of "At least once a week" "At least once a month"
Period:
Area:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 New Zealand26.5%
2 Dominican Republic19.2%
3 France17.3%
4 Switzerland13.5%
5 Norway13.4%
6 Austria13.3%
7 Israel9.1%
8 Uruguay9.0%
9 United States8.9%
10 Republic of Korea8.5%
11 Mexico8.1%
11 United Kingdom8.1%
13 South Africa7.9%
14 Slovenia7.8%
15 Germany7.5%
16 Argentina7.4%
17 Belgium7.1%
18 Croatia6.8%
19 Chile6.4%
20 Sweden6.2%
21 Australia6.1%
21 Ireland6.1%
23 Philippines5.7%
24 Finland 4.8%
24 Latvia4.8%
26 Hungary4.7%
27 Japan4.3%
28 Czech Republic3.9%
29 Slovakia3.6%
30 Poland2.2%
31 Russian Federation2.1%
32 Bulgaria1.8%
33 Taiwan1.7%
34 Cyprus1.4%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Belgium: Flanders only. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. Israel: unweighted sum of Jews and Arabs. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.

No data for 204 countries.

Source
ISSP 2007

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 3.765210 X +6.236
Correlation coefficient (r)0.303
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.092

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 132078.017518 X +26847.003
Correlation coefficient (r)0.274
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.075

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 19.509434 X +77.218
Correlation coefficient (r)0.233
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.054

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 1.407953 X +1.575
Correlation coefficient (r)0.188
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -10.647275 X +14.274
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.091
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008