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Question: Which problem, if any, affects you and your family the most?
Choices: "Air pollution" "Chemicals and pesticides" "Water shortage" "Water pollution" "Nuclear waste" "Domestic waste disposal" "Climate change" "Genetically modified foods" "Using up our natural resources" "None of these" ("Noises" for Republic of Korea)
Data: % of "Domestic waste disposal"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United Kingdom26.9%
2 Republic of Korea21.6%
3 Slovakia19.6%
4 New Zealand17.4%
5 Japan15.9%
6 Slovenia15.0%
7 Belgium14.6%
8 Czech Republic14.3%
9 Finland 13.5%
10 Iceland13.4%
11 Chile13.1%
12 Austria12.1%
13 France11.5%
13 Mexico11.5%
15 Norway11.1%
16 Canada10.9%
17 Lithuania10.2%
18 Australia9.9%
18 Israel9.9%
20 Latvia9.5%
21 Portugal8.4%
21 Spain8.4%
23 Denmark8.0%
24 Netherlands7.9%
25 Sweden7.0%
26 Turkiye6.1%
27 United States5.3%
28 Germany5.1%
29 Switzerland2.8%

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 = -0.913209 X +6.875
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.082
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -125244.803587 X +60398.536
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.275
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.076

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 2.495972 X +80.051
Correlation coefficient (r)0.036
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -1.392448 X +1.777
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.209
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.044

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 16.821940 X +8.533
Correlation coefficient (r)0.209
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.044