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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting people and their families in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for people who damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward people who protect the environment" "More information and education for people about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea47.5%
2 Slovakia38.6%
3 Hungary36.2%
4 Italy27.8%
5 Slovenia 22.6%
6 France20.7%
7 Lithuania20.6%
8 Austria20.1%
9 Germany19.1%
10 Australia19.0%
11 Sweden17.0%
12 New Zealand16.9%
13 Japan14.6%
14 United States13.5%
15 Switzerland12.9%
16 Spain12.5%
17 Norway12.2%
18 Denmark11.5%
19 Finland10.1%
20 Iceland9.1%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 2020

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -3.635954 X +7.547
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.710
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.504

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -138485.755459 X +79931.908
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.625
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.391

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -8.287160 X +82.878
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.332
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.110

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -0.803037 X +1.599
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.363
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.132

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 12.778900 X +8.774
Correlation coefficient (r)0.318
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.101