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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 "The military/army"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States2.2%
2 Republic of Korea1.9%
3 United Kingdom1.4%
4 Sweden0.7%
5 Australia0.5%
6 France 0.4%
6 Germany0.4%
6 Japan0.4%

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 = -12.437153 X +6.788
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.208
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.043

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 515444.988573 X +44932.981
Correlation coefficient (r)0.252
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.064

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -208.880183 X +83.888
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.600
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.360

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -17.776690 X +1.689
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.408
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.166

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 339.017303 X +8.693
Correlation coefficient (r)0.568
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.323