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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 choose products for political, ethical or environmental reasons, even if they cost a bit more?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Portugal5.53
2 Spain5.36
3 Republic of Korea5.15
4 Australia5.12
5 Austria5.08
6 Canada4.98
7 Switzerland4.91
8 Slovenia4.87
9 United States4.81
10 Ireland4.79
11 Denmark4.61
12 Sweden4.55
13 France4.54
14 New Zealand4.42
15 Japan 4.33
16 Germany4.32
17 United Kingdom4.28
18 Netherlands4.27
19 Hungary4.25
20 Slovakia4.17
21 Finland4.14
22 Chile4.13
22 Norway4.13
24 Belgium4.10
25 Mexico4.02
26 Israel4.00
27 Poland3.85
28 Latvia3.74
29 Czech Republic3.59

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Belgium: Flanders only. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.

No data for 9 countries.

Source
ISSP 2004

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -0.108849 X +7.255
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.114
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 12074.622783 X -7432.929
Correlation coefficient (r)0.236
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 3.659449 X +63.894
Correlation coefficient (r)0.499
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.249

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -0.261822 X +2.773
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.381
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.145

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 0.509629 X +8.099
Correlation coefficient (r)0.073
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005