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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 "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan10.9%
3 France 7.6%
4 United Kingdom7.1%
6 United States4.6%
7 Germany4.2%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -9.397623 X +7.219
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.870
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.757

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -507100.109935 X +87541.488
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.773
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.598

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 76.192112 X +76.038
Correlation coefficient (r)0.834
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.696

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -3.507627 X +1.791
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.466
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.217

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 8.313866 X +9.738
Correlation coefficient (r)0.073
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005