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Question: What do you think have the most influence on the actions of the government?
Choices: "The media" "Trade unions" "Business, banks and industry" "Religious organisations/authorities" "The military/army" "Organised crime" "People who vote for the party/the parties in government" "Citizens in general" "Civic and voluntary organisations" "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Data: % of "Civic and voluntary organisations"
Period:
Area:
3 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Venezuela2.1%
2 Suriname0.8%
3 Chile 0.7%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 30 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data2
Regression equation
Y = -53.785714 X +6.737
Correlation coefficient (r)-1.000
Coefficient of determination (R2)1.000

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = -555573.770492 X +14758.552
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.696
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.484

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = -330.327869 X +77.231
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.529
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.280

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = 22.868852 X +1.759
Correlation coefficient (r)0.413
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.171

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data3
Regression equation
Y = -1023.442623 X +24.291
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.646
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.417