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Question: Do you think access to the internet and social media has made people MORE or LESS informed about current events in (survey country), or has it not had much impact either way?
Choices: "More" "Less" "Has not had much impact either way"
Data: % of "More"
Period:
Area:
17 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan86.8%
2 Greece81.7%
3 Sweden81.2%
4 Netherlands80.5%
5 Israel77.9%
6 Republic of Korea77.2%
7 Poland76.8%
8 Hungary76.6%
9 United Kingdom75.2%
10 Germany74.6%
11 Spain74.2%
12 France74.0%
13 Canada73.3%
14 Italy73.0%
15 Australia 72.6%
16 Belgium68.4%
17 United States64.8%

Note
Don't know/ Refused are excluded.

No data for 21 countries.
Source
Pew Research Center "Global Attitudes & Trends" Spring 2022. For the United States, Pew Research Center "American Trends Panel Wave 105" March 2022.

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -1.717340 X +7.944
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.188
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -143189.784719 X +152001.526
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.441
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.194
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = 15.614564 X +69.303
Correlation coefficient (r)0.274
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.075
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -0.422910 X +1.880
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.049
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -12.538626 X +19.466
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.147
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.022