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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 "Nuclear waste"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Switzerland28.7%
2 Germany25.5%
3 Finland12.2%
4 France10.7%
5 Lithuania8.7%
5 Netherlands8.7%
7 Spain8.1%
8 Norway7.3%
8 Russian Federation7.3%
10 United Kingdom7.1%
10 United States7.1%
12 Slovakia7.0%
13 Chile6.8%
13 Croatia6.8%
13 Czech Republic6.8%
13 Japan 6.8%
17 Latvia6.7%
18 Belgium6.2%
19 Sweden6.0%
20 Austria5.8%
21 Philippines4.7%
22 Australia3.8%
23 Portugal3.6%
24 Israel3.5%
24 Turkiye3.5%
26 Slovenia3.3%
27 Mexico3.0%
28 Republic of Korea2.8%
29 South Africa2.7%
30 Bulgaria2.6%
30 Canada2.6%
32 Taiwan2.3%
33 Argentina1.7%
34 Denmark1.1%
35 Iceland0.9%
36 New Zealand0.6%

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 = 1.876744 X +6.479
Correlation coefficient (r)0.169
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.029

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = 137771.453686 X +30777.153
Correlation coefficient (r)0.321
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.103

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 18.448519 X +77.478
Correlation coefficient (r)0.202
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.041

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -1.204905 X +1.751
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.180
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -0.584144 X +10.841
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.007
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000