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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 "Business, banks and industry"
Period:
Area:
35 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Iceland53.0%
2 France49.3%
3 Germany48.3%
4 Finland48.2%
5 Spain46.5%
6 New Zealand42.7%
7 Belgium42.2%
7 United Kingdom42.2%
9 United States40.9%
10 Switzerland40.8%
11 Australia38.5%
12 Denmark32.4%
13 Russian Federation30.6%
14 Hungary27.1%
15 Japan 27.0%
16 Chile26.7%
17 Lithuania26.3%
18 Norway25.2%
19 Israel24.1%
20 Sweden22.9%
21 Slovenia21.3%
22 Czech Republic20.9%
23 Croatia19.5%
24 Latvia16.0%
25 Slovakia15.9%
26 Taiwan15.8%
27 Turkiye14.0%
28 Republic of Korea13.0%
29 India11.2%
30 Philippines10.3%
31 South Africa8.8%
32 Suriname8.6%
33 Georgia3.6%
34 Thailand2.9%
34 Venezuela2.9%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 203 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 3.513880 X +5.499
Correlation coefficient (r)0.646
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.417

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 119589.903802 X +4147.236
Correlation coefficient (r)0.664
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.441

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 24.228493 X +71.318
Correlation coefficient (r)0.628
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.394

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -0.939484 X +1.982
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.330
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.109

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -2.731823 X +12.173
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.071
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005