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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:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
2 Japan1.4%
3 France0.6%
4 Germany0.3%
4 United Kingdom0.3%
6 United States0.2%

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 = -58.427984 X +6.900
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.988
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.976

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -2636337.448560 X +67416.490
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.735
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.540

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 376.131687 X +79.174
Correlation coefficient (r)0.752
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.566

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -26.646091 X +1.699
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.648
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.420

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 154.835391 X +9.443
Correlation coefficient (r)0.249
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062