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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 "Civic and voluntary organisations"
Period:
Area:
7 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea2.7%
2 Japan1.4%
3 France0.6%
4 Germany 0.3%
4 United Kingdom0.3%
6 United States0.2%
7 Australia0.1%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 3 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -35.158582 X +6.849
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.889
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.790

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -1209841.417910 X +58821.017
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.709
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.503

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 148.134328 X +80.443
Correlation coefficient (r)0.516
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.266

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -33.638060 X +1.761
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.931
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.867

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 400.410448 X +8.791
Correlation coefficient (r)0.794
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.630