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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 "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan10.9%
2 Republic of Korea7.7%
3 France 7.6%
4 United Kingdom7.1%
5 Sweden6.2%
6 United States4.6%
7 Germany4.2%
8 Australia2.8%

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 = -11.777385 X +7.417
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.676
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.457

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -460785.227620 X +79455.656
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.772
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.596

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 44.367196 X +78.991
Correlation coefficient (r)0.437
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.191

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -5.730137 X +1.880
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.450
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.203

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 28.704080 X +10.208
Correlation coefficient (r)0.165
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027