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Question: Please tell me which statement is closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right.
Choices: "(Survey country) will be better off in the future if it sticks to its traditions and way of life" "(Survey country) will be better off in the future if it is open to changes regarding its traditions and way of life"
Data: % of "(Survey country) will be better off in the future if it is open to changes regarding its traditions and way of life"
Period:
Area:
19 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea77.1%
2 Singapore77.0%
3 United Kingdom72.7%
4 Australia70.8%
5 Canada68.8%
6 Japan 67.5%
7 Netherlands67.1%
8 Belgium67.0%
9 Germany66.7%
9 Malaysia66.7%
11 Italy66.3%
12 Spain65.4%
12 Sweden65.4%
14 Poland61.4%
15 France59.6%
16 Israel57.9%
17 Hungary49.1%
18 Greece46.8%
19 United States37.3%

Note
Don't know/ Refused are excluded.

No data for 219 countries.
Source
Pew Research Center "Global Attitudes & Trends" Spring 2022. For the United States, Pew Research Center "American Trends Panel Wave 105" March 2022.

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 0.568116 X +6.239
Correlation coefficient (r)0.122
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.015
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 22236.133550 X +29719.967
Correlation coefficient (r)0.114
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 17.965777 X +69.485
Correlation coefficient (r)0.572
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.327
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = -1.408947 X +2.447
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.327
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.107
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 5.673070 X +6.109
Correlation coefficient (r)0.135
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.018