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Question: Do you think access to the internet and social media has made people MORE or LESS informed about current events in (survey country), or has it not had much impact either way?
Choices: "More" "Less" "Has not had much impact either way"
Data: % of "More"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan86.8%
2 Sweden81.2%
3 Republic of Korea77.2%
4 United Kingdom75.2%
5 Germany74.6%
6 France74.0%
7 Canada73.3%
8 Italy73.0%
9 Australia 72.6%
10 United States64.8%

Note
Don't know/ Refused are excluded.
Source
Pew Research Center "Global Attitudes & Trends" Spring 2022. For the United States, Pew Research Center "American Trends Panel Wave 105" March 2022.

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -1.820386 X +8.025
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.254
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.065
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -154062.326274 X +164893.313
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.617
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.381
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 30.479076 X +59.058
Correlation coefficient (r)0.765
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.585
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -1.538403 X +2.637
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.299
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.089
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 8.304163 X +4.849
Correlation coefficient (r)0.104
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011