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Question: How important is it in a democracy that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Spain6.40
2 Turkiye6.30
3 Hungary6.22
4 Chile6.20
5 Poland6.16
6 Lithuania6.15
7 Germany6.11
8 United States6.08
9 Slovenia6.07
10 Republic of Korea6.01
11 Iceland5.97
12 Austria5.95
12 France5.95
14 United Kingdom5.86
15 Israel5.83
16 Sweden5.81
17 Australia5.80
17 Slovakia5.80
19 Denmark5.73
20 Finland 5.67
21 Czech Republic5.59
21 Norway5.59
23 Belgium5.52
24 Netherlands5.46
25 Japan5.34
26 Switzerland5.17

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 = -0.897969 X +12.039
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.455
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.207

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -41431.715902 X +291677.203
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.547
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.299

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -3.829615 X +103.305
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.481
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.231

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -0.011261 X +1.590
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.010
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -1.086075 X +17.021
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.080
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006