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Question: How much of your past work experience and /or job skills can you make use of in your present job?
Choices: "Almost none" "A little" "A lot" "Almost all"
Data: % of "A lot" "Almost all"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden89.5%
2 Germany80.5%
3 Australia77.2%
4 United Kingdom72.4%
5 United States71.0%
6 France63.7%
7 Japan 55.3%

Note
% among those who work currently. Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 3 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 3.615653 X +4.257
Correlation coefficient (r)0.938
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.880

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 57736.546667 X +11536.365
Correlation coefficient (r)0.592
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.350

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -4.657333 X +85.033
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.225
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.051

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.370133 X +1.322
Correlation coefficient (r)0.279
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.078

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -4.036000 X +16.167
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.165
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027