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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 "Religious organisations/authorities"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
2 Japan1.5%
3 United States1.1%
4 Germany0.8%
6 United Kingdom0.6%
8 France 0.1%

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 = -33.740072 X +6.849
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.609
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.371

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 78339.350181 X +52010.617
Correlation coefficient (r)0.023
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -6.137184 X +81.330
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.013
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -30.595668 X +1.801
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.794
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.630

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 339.259928 X +7.528
Correlation coefficient (r)0.581
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.338