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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 "People who vote for the party/the parties in government"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden29.5%
2 Republic of Korea18.4%
3 Japan 18.3%
4 United States16.6%
5 United Kingdom13.2%
6 Australia10.6%
7 Germany9.3%
8 France4.6%

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 = 1.074019 X +6.503
Correlation coefficient (r)0.183
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.033

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 12156.758673 X +48191.888
Correlation coefficient (r)0.061
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 5.309568 X +81.025
Correlation coefficient (r)0.156
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.024

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -1.296901 X +1.709
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.303
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.092

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 24.973320 X +8.280
Correlation coefficient (r)0.427
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.182