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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%
6 Japan27.0%

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 data5
Regression equation
Y = 2.748268 X +5.431
Correlation coefficient (r)0.841
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.707

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 63495.184994 X +26277.100
Correlation coefficient (r)0.320
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.102

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -10.467923 X +85.628
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.379
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.144

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 1.699395 X +0.844
Correlation coefficient (r)0.747
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.558

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -16.320104 X +17.089
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.474
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.225