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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 "Business, banks and industry"
Period:
Area:
25 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Iceland53.0%
2 France49.3%
3 Germany48.3%
4 Finland48.2%
5 Spain46.5%
6 New Zealand42.7%
7 Belgium42.2%
7 United Kingdom42.2%
9 United States40.9%
10 Switzerland40.8%
11 Australia38.5%
12 Denmark32.4%
13 Hungary27.1%
14 Japan27.0%
15 Chile 26.7%
16 Lithuania26.3%
17 Norway25.2%
18 Israel24.1%
19 Sweden22.9%
20 Slovenia21.3%
21 Czech Republic20.9%
22 Latvia16.0%
23 Slovakia15.9%
24 Turkiye14.0%
25 Republic of Korea13.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 13 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 2.392094 X +5.967
Correlation coefficient (r)0.487
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.237

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 87969.931411 X +17368.167
Correlation coefficient (r)0.446
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.199

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 12.262764 X +76.365
Correlation coefficient (r)0.435
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.189

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -0.023953 X +1.634
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.008
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -5.820640 X +12.838
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.168
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028