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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 "Religious organisations/authorities"
Period:
Area:
25 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye6.4%
2 Chile 4.8%
3 Israel4.7%
4 Hungary2.4%
4 Republic of Korea2.4%
6 Slovakia2.1%
7 Czech Republic1.8%
8 Japan1.5%
9 Slovenia1.1%
9 United States1.1%
11 Spain0.9%
12 Australia0.8%
12 Germany0.8%
12 Latvia0.8%
12 Lithuania0.8%
16 United Kingdom0.6%
17 Denmark0.4%
17 New Zealand0.4%
17 Norway0.4%
20 Belgium0.3%
20 Sweden0.3%
20 Switzerland0.3%
23 Finland0.1%
23 France0.1%
23 Iceland0.1%

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 = -22.868084 X +7.062
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.611
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.373

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -766085.437606 X +56556.330
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.510
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.260

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -69.217708 X +81.296
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.322
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.104

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 7.738021 X +1.516
Correlation coefficient (r)0.347
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.120

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -102.776022 X +12.418
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.389
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.151