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Question: How often do you use the media, including television, newspapers, radio and the internet, to get political news or information?
Choices: "Several times a day" "Once a day" "5-6 days a week" "1-2 days a week" "Less than 1 day a week" "Never"
Data: % of "Never"
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Chile28.4%
2 Israel9.1%
3 United States8.9%
4 United Kingdom8.2%
5 Hungary6.3%
6 Australia5.9%
7 Slovakia5.8%
8 Spain5.6%
9 Poland4.9%
10 Finland4.8%
11 Japan 4.5%
12 Belgium4.4%
13 Turkiye4.1%
14 Iceland3.8%
15 Netherlands3.5%
15 Switzerland3.5%
17 Slovenia3.3%
17 Sweden3.3%
19 Austria3.1%
19 Republic of Korea3.1%
21 France2.8%
22 Lithuania2.7%
23 Norway2.4%
24 Czech Republic2.1%
24 Denmark2.1%
26 Germany1.5%

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 = -1.904326 X +6.864
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.162
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -118708.013365 X +54587.029
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.263
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.069

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -6.910320 X +81.175
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.146
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 1.278935 X +1.456
Correlation coefficient (r)0.186
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -15.395237 X +11.459
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.191
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.036