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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 "Trade unions"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia8.5%
2 France 7.5%
3 Sweden7.0%
4 Republic of Korea5.0%
5 United Kingdom4.3%
6 United States3.1%
7 Germany2.8%
8 Japan1.8%

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 = 10.159309 X +6.157
Correlation coefficient (r)0.561
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.315

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 126270.633397 X +43709.468
Correlation coefficient (r)0.204
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.042

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 34.021113 X +80.124
Correlation coefficient (r)0.323
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.104

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 4.757678 X +1.276
Correlation coefficient (r)0.360
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.130

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -3.615643 X +12.222
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.020
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000