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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting business and industry in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward businesses that protect the environment" "More information and education for businesses about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Chile51.5%
2 Czech Republic51.3%
3 Slovakia48.7%
4 Mexico47.7%
5 Israel45.6%
6 Turkiye44.8%
7 Canada42.2%
8 Latvia41.7%
9 Lithuania41.3%
10 Netherlands41.1%
11 Germany40.9%
12 Spain39.8%
13 United States37.8%
14 Belgium37.3%
15 United Kingdom36.2%
16 Slovenia34.7%
17 Republic of Korea34.6%
18 France33.8%
19 Denmark31.6%
20 New Zealand31.0%
21 Austria 30.7%
22 Portugal30.3%
23 Australia29.1%
24 Switzerland26.2%
25 Iceland26.1%
26 Finland25.2%
27 Sweden24.3%
28 Norway20.2%
29 Japan16.7%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 9 countries.

Source
ISSP 2010

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -2.065147 X +7.510
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.327
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.107

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -152717.900333 X +100569.979
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.590
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.348

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -25.952078 X +89.673
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.650
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.423

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 1.047590 X +1.237
Correlation coefficient (r)0.277
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.077

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -11.307420 X +14.575
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.247
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.061