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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting business and industry in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward businesses that protect the environment" "More information and education for businesses about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Canada42.2%
2 Germany40.9%
3 United States37.8%
4 United Kingdom36.2%
5 Republic of Korea34.6%
6 France 33.8%
7 Australia29.1%
8 Sweden24.3%
9 Japan16.7%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2010

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 0.850434 X +6.412
Correlation coefficient (r)0.166
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 49372.820593 X +34363.882
Correlation coefficient (r)0.285
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.081

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -16.077808 X +87.192
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.545
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.297

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 0.206560 X +1.437
Correlation coefficient (r)0.056
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -7.540604 X +14.329
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.149
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.022