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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:
3 Japan30.2%
4 Germany25.8%
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 data5
Regression equation
Y = -7.063015 X +8.321
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.840
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.706

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -385609.964205 X +148130.027
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.755
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.570

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = 51.872971 X +68.436
Correlation coefficient (r)0.729
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.531

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -5.456589 X +2.901
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.932
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.869

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data5
Regression equation
Y = -3.702239 X +11.227
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.042
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002