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Question: There are different opinions as to what it takes to be a good citizen. As far as you are concerned personally, how important is it - Always to vote in elections?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye6.55
2 Denmark6.43
3 Norway6.38
4 Australia6.34
5 Sweden6.33
6 Iceland6.21
7 France6.17
8 United States6.02
9 Republic of Korea6.01
10 Lithuania5.92
11 Netherlands5.88
12 Hungary5.76
13 Israel5.70
14 Japan5.69
14 United Kingdom5.69
16 Finland5.68
17 Switzerland5.60
18 Austria 5.58
18 Spain5.58
20 Poland5.55
21 Slovenia5.54
22 Chile5.44
23 Germany5.39
24 Belgium5.33
25 Czech Republic5.30
26 Slovakia4.98

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 12 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.147320 X +5.907
Correlation coefficient (r)0.098
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.010

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 18795.077151 X -60910.362
Correlation coefficient (r)0.326
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.106

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 1.354200 X +72.940
Correlation coefficient (r)0.224
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.050

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.068190 X +1.128
Correlation coefficient (r)0.078
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -0.015310 X +10.730
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.001
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000