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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 "Citizens in general"
Period:
Area:
35 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Thailand29.5%
2 Switzerland25.6%
3 Georgia15.8%
4 Slovakia15.3%
5 Latvia13.1%
6 Suriname13.0%
7 Venezuela11.1%
8 Russian Federation10.5%
9 Taiwan9.9%
10 Republic of Korea9.5%
11 South Africa9.1%
12 Czech Republic8.6%
12 United States8.6%
14 Lithuania8.5%
15 New Zealand8.2%
16 Sweden8.0%
17 Croatia7.9%
17 Denmark7.9%
19 Chile7.8%
20 Germany7.7%
21 Australia7.6%
22 India7.4%
23 Turkiye7.0%
24 Japan 6.9%
25 France6.8%
26 United Kingdom6.7%
27 Iceland6.6%
28 Belgium6.3%
29 Slovenia6.1%
30 Philippines6.0%
31 Norway5.5%
32 Hungary5.1%
33 Israel5.0%
34 Spain4.3%
35 Finland3.2%

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 = -2.682018 X +6.687
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.181
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.033

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -55023.348381 X +40695.233
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.110
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.012

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -13.154830 X +78.982
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.124
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.015

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -0.928919 X +1.818
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.119
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 3.859615 X +11.088
Correlation coefficient (r)0.036
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001