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Question: Suppose the government suspected that a terrorist act was about to happen. Do you think the authorities should have the right to stop and search people in the street at random?
Choices: "Definitely should have right" "Probably should have right" "Probably should not have right" "Definitely should not have right"
Data: % of "Definitely should have right" "Probably should have right"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United Kingdom76.8%
2 Australia67.4%
3 Sweden65.3%
4 Germany60.2%
5 Republic of Korea60.0%
6 Japan57.6%
7 United States33.3%
8 France 24.3%

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 = 0.443462 X +6.419
Correlation coefficient (r)0.178
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -14734.110802 X +58217.007
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.173
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 5.602652 X +78.709
Correlation coefficient (r)0.386
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.149

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.530125 X +1.809
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.292
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.085

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -3.293660 X +13.873
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.132
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.017