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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 "Water shortage"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Israel31.5%
2 Australia28.6%
3 South Africa26.5%
4 Mexico16.0%
5 Spain15.5%
6 Argentina14.8%
7 Republic of Korea14.0%
8 Portugal12.2%
9 Philippines10.9%
10 United Kingdom10.0%
11 Chile9.4%
12 Turkiye9.3%
13 France8.4%
14 New Zealand7.9%
15 United States7.6%
16 Taiwan5.3%
17 Canada5.1%
18 Russian Federation4.8%
19 Croatia4.7%
20 Switzerland4.5%
21 Bulgaria4.4%
22 Austria3.7%
22 Belgium3.7%
24 Norway3.5%
25 Denmark3.2%
26 Netherlands3.1%
26 Slovakia3.1%
28 Czech Republic3.0%
29 Germany2.4%
30 Slovenia1.6%
30 Sweden1.6%
32 Iceland1.5%
32 Japan 1.5%
34 Latvia1.2%
35 Finland0.7%
36 Lithuania0.6%

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 = -1.461471 X +6.716
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.177
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.031

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -50887.353099 X +43733.918
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.160
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -11.727684 X +79.634
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.174
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 2.396825 X +1.479
Correlation coefficient (r)0.484
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.234

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -6.233059 X +11.302
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.097
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009