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Question: Which problem, if any, do you think is the most important for your country as a whole?
Choices: "Air pollution" "Chemicals and pesticides" "Water shortage" "Water pollution" "Nuclear waste" "Domestic waste disposal" "Climate change" "Genetically modified foods" "Using up our natural resources" "None of these" ("Disorderly way of regional development" for Republic of Korea)
Data: % of "Domestic waste disposal"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea21.9%
2 United Kingdom18.7%
3 Slovenia15.8%
4 Czech Republic15.6%
5 Slovakia15.4%
6 Philippines15.2%
7 Lithuania13.6%
8 New Zealand12.6%
9 Bulgaria12.2%
9 Iceland12.2%
11 Croatia11.1%
12 Latvia11.0%
13 Chile10.2%
14 Mexico9.9%
15 Russian Federation8.1%
16 Argentina7.0%
17 Finland6.9%
18 South Africa6.8%
19 France6.7%
20 Belgium6.2%
20 Japan 6.2%
22 Austria6.1%
22 Portugal6.1%
24 Canada6.0%
25 Israel5.6%
26 United States4.8%
27 Australia4.5%
27 Sweden4.5%
29 Norway4.1%
30 Spain3.9%
31 Taiwan3.5%
32 Netherlands3.4%
33 Turkiye3.1%
34 Denmark2.8%
35 Germany2.6%
36 Switzerland2.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 202 countries.

Source
ISSP 2010

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -2.445823 X +6.809
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.192
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.037

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -199587.253941 X +56692.209
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.405
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.164

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -23.768133 X +80.753
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.225
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.051

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -0.728400 X +1.734
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.094
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 19.933383 X +9.076
Correlation coefficient (r)0.199
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.040