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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:
27 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia57.0%
2 United States56.1%
3 Latvia54.4%
4 Japan 53.8%
5 United Kingdom49.9%
6 New Zealand49.6%
7 Poland45.0%
8 Israel43.1%
9 France42.8%
10 Estonia41.6%
11 Spain40.5%
12 Sweden39.5%
13 Chile39.4%
14 Denmark38.4%
15 Czech Republic38.1%
16 Slovakia37.4%
17 Lithuania36.5%
18 Belgium36.1%
19 Mexico34.7%
20 Iceland33.9%
21 Slovenia32.6%
22 Germany31.3%
23 Switzerland30.6%
24 Norway30.4%
25 Hungary27.1%
26 Austria26.6%
27 Finland23.6%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 11 countries.

Source
ISSP 2015

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -1.503098 X +7.431
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.254
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.065

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -18563.140416 X +51602.726
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.076
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -0.026379 X +80.214
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.001
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 0.262609 X +1.514
Correlation coefficient (r)0.080
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -3.738536 X +14.856
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.075
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006