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Question: There are different opinions as to what it takes to be a good citizen. As far as you are concerned personally, how important is it - To be active in social or political associations?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye5.27
2 United States4.65
3 Israel4.58
4 Spain4.46
5 Lithuania4.31
6 Switzerland4.29
7 France4.28
8 Republic of Korea4.27
9 Chile 4.21
10 Netherlands4.20
10 Norway4.20
12 Austria4.16
13 Denmark3.96
14 Slovenia3.90
15 United Kingdom3.87
16 Australia3.86
17 Belgium3.84
18 Japan3.82
19 Poland3.78
20 Iceland3.76
21 Sweden3.74
22 Hungary3.68
23 Germany3.65
24 Czech Republic3.58
25 Slovakia3.51
26 Finland3.11

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 12 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -0.571702 X +9.071
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.413
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.171

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 696.413954 X +43400.858
Correlation coefficient (r)0.012
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -0.433374 X +82.161
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.058
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.163126 X +0.952
Correlation coefficient (r)0.195
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.038

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -2.357108 X +20.155
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.249
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062