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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 media"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea37.0%
2 Australia30.4%
3 Japan30.2%
4 Germany25.8%
5 Sweden24.7%
6 United Kingdom23.9%
7 France22.6%
8 United States 21.3%

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 = -4.555895 X +7.895
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.537
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.288

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -153841.266917 X +91540.912
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.530
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.281

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 32.024265 X +73.182
Correlation coefficient (r)0.648
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.420

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -5.208532 X +2.919
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.841
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.707

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 55.451770 X -2.924
Correlation coefficient (r)0.654
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.428