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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 - To be active in social or political associations?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Philippines5.56
2 Turkiye5.27
3 South Africa4.71
4 United States4.65
5 Israel4.58
6 India4.51
7 Spain4.46
8 Venezuela4.37
9 Lithuania4.31
10 Switzerland4.29
11 France4.28
12 Republic of Korea4.27
13 Russian Federation4.23
14 Chile4.21
14 Georgia4.21
16 Netherlands4.20
16 Norway4.20
18 Austria4.16
19 Denmark3.96
20 Croatia3.91
21 Slovenia3.90
22 United Kingdom3.87
23 Australia3.86
24 Belgium3.84
25 Japan 3.82
26 Poland3.78
26 Taiwan3.78
28 Iceland3.76
29 Sweden3.74
30 Hungary3.68
31 Germany3.65
32 Czech Republic3.58
33 Slovakia3.51
34 Finland3.11

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 204 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -0.752818 X +9.587
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.451
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.203

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -13489.551717 X +93601.175
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.247
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.061

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -4.776158 X +97.856
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.411
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.169

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 0.414154 X -0.003
Correlation coefficient (r)0.482
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.232

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -2.067820 X +19.397
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.194
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.038