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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 "Business, banks and industry"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 France 49.3%
2 Germany48.3%
3 United Kingdom42.2%
4 United States40.9%
5 Australia38.5%
6 Japan27.0%
7 Sweden22.9%
8 Republic of Korea13.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.041277 X +6.298
Correlation coefficient (r)0.305
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.093

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 41707.217311 X +35315.992
Correlation coefficient (r)0.357
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.127

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -9.805698 X +85.283
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.493
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.243

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.920823 X +0.836
Correlation coefficient (r)0.771
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.594

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -26.904625 X +21.528
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.789
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.623