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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 "People who vote for the party/the parties in government"
Period:
Area:
35 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Hungary29.9%
2 Sweden29.5%
3 Suriname19.2%
4 Republic of Korea18.4%
5 Japan 18.3%
6 Slovakia17.9%
7 Norway17.1%
8 United States16.6%
9 South Africa16.4%
10 New Zealand15.1%
11 Croatia13.8%
12 Taiwan13.6%
13 Venezuela13.4%
14 Slovenia13.2%
14 United Kingdom13.2%
16 Thailand12.7%
17 Georgia12.2%
18 Latvia12.1%
19 Finland11.9%
20 Czech Republic11.8%
21 Iceland11.5%
22 Lithuania11.2%
23 Chile11.0%
24 Belgium10.8%
25 Australia10.6%
26 Germany9.3%
26 Turkiye9.3%
28 Denmark8.9%
29 Philippines8.2%
30 Russian Federation8.1%
31 Spain7.2%
31 Switzerland7.2%
33 Israel5.9%
34 France4.6%
35 India3.4%

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 = 1.459533 X +6.254
Correlation coefficient (r)0.104
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -5942.000602 X +37604.771
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.013
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 0.023976 X +78.306
Correlation coefficient (r)0.000
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -1.519943 X +1.859
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.205
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.042

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 29.188980 X +7.671
Correlation coefficient (r)0.294
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.086