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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting people and their families in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for people who damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward people who protect the environment" "More information and education for people 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 Lithuania38.1%
2 Czech Republic36.1%
3 Latvia34.6%
4 Chile33.4%
5 Slovakia33.3%
6 Mexico33.0%
7 Turkiye32.7%
8 Israel29.7%
9 Republic of Korea29.1%
10 Spain26.7%
11 Slovenia25.8%
12 Switzerland20.6%
13 Germany20.5%
14 France17.2%
15 Portugal17.1%
16 New Zealand17.0%
17 Austria 16.8%
18 United States15.6%
19 Belgium14.9%
20 Australia14.5%
21 Netherlands12.9%
22 Canada12.8%
23 Denmark12.7%
24 United Kingdom12.3%
25 Japan11.9%
25 Sweden11.9%
27 Norway9.2%
28 Finland8.2%
29 Iceland8.0%

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 = -3.185673 X +7.434
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.528
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.279

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -172487.750152 X +81755.472
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.699
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.489

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -25.714532 X +85.724
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.676
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.457

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 0.375214 X +1.535
Correlation coefficient (r)0.104
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 0.572519 X +10.391
Correlation coefficient (r)0.013
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000