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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting people and their families in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for people who damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward people who protect the environment" "More information and education for people about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Bulgaria53.3%
2 Russian Federation48.1%
3 Croatia44.4%
4 Lithuania38.1%
5 Czech Republic36.1%
6 Latvia34.6%
7 Chile33.4%
8 Slovakia33.3%
9 Mexico33.0%
10 Turkiye32.7%
11 Israel29.7%
12 Republic of Korea29.1%
13 Argentina28.8%
14 Spain26.7%
15 South Africa26.5%
16 Slovenia25.8%
17 Taiwan24.8%
18 Philippines23.4%
19 Switzerland20.6%
20 Germany20.5%
21 France17.2%
22 Portugal17.1%
23 New Zealand17.0%
24 Austria16.8%
25 United States15.6%
26 Belgium14.9%
27 Australia14.5%
28 Netherlands12.9%
29 Canada12.8%
30 Denmark12.7%
31 United Kingdom12.3%
32 Japan 11.9%
32 Sweden11.9%
34 Norway9.2%
35 Finland8.2%
36 Iceland8.0%

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 = -3.549488 X +7.444
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.643
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.413

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -146626.090368 X +74554.381
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.687
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.472

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -28.360885 X +85.429
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.629
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.396

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 0.187842 X +1.627
Correlation coefficient (r)0.057
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 4.290779 X +9.784
Correlation coefficient (r)0.100
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.010