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Question: On average, how often do you use the Internet to obtain political news or information?
Choices: "Every day" "3-4 days a week" "1-2 days a week" "Fewer than 1-2 days a week" "Never"
Data: % of "Every day"
Period:
Area:
22 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Switzerland8.1%
2 Canada6.2%
3 Denmark5.8%
4 Taiwan5.5%
5 Japan 4.5%
5 Netherlands4.5%
7 Portugal4.3%
8 Latvia4.2%
8 Sweden4.2%
10 Brazil3.9%
11 France3.7%
12 Spain3.4%
13 Australia3.3%
14 Slovakia3.0%
15 New Zealand2.8%
16 Uruguay1.9%
17 Finland1.7%
18 South Africa1.6%
19 Belgium1.4%
19 Czech Republic1.4%
21 Bulgaria1.2%
22 Russian Federation0.9%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Belgium: Flanders only. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.

No data for 216 countries.

Source
ISSP 2004

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data22
Regression equation
Y = 11.651542 X +6.199
Correlation coefficient (r)0.340
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.116

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data22
Regression equation
Y = 731055.470359 X +12538.682
Correlation coefficient (r)0.614
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.377

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data21
Regression equation
Y = 166.668057 X +72.843
Correlation coefficient (r)0.521
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.271

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data21
Regression equation
Y = -3.101155 X +1.710
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.243
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.059

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data21
Regression equation
Y = -108.025893 X +15.343
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.410
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.168