This statistic presents the results of a survey of adults in selected European countries, which asked them if they supported or opposed the introduction of a four-day working week in their country. Of respondents, 65 percent of people in Finland supported this idea, compared with 47 percent of people in Norway.
Would you support or oppose introducing a four day working week in your country?
* Number of people surveyed differs in each country:
1,699 in Great Britain
2,048 in Germany
1,003 in France
1,004 in Denmark
1,005 in Sweden
1,008 in Finland
1,008 in Norway
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YouGov. (March 15, 2019). Would you support or oppose introducing a four day working week in your country? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983602/support-for-a-four-day-working-week-in-europe/
YouGov. "Would you support or oppose introducing a four day working week in your country?." Chart. March 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983602/support-for-a-four-day-working-week-in-europe/
YouGov. (2019). Would you support or oppose introducing a four day working week in your country?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983602/support-for-a-four-day-working-week-in-europe/
YouGov. "Would You Support or Oppose Introducing a Four Day Working Week in Your Country?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983602/support-for-a-four-day-working-week-in-europe/
YouGov, Would you support or oppose introducing a four day working week in your country? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983602/support-for-a-four-day-working-week-in-europe/ (last visited October 01, 2020)
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