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Question: Which problem, if any, do you think is the most important for your country as a whole?
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" ("Disorderly way of regional development" for Republic of Korea)
Data: % of "Domestic waste disposal"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea21.9%
2 United Kingdom18.7%
3 Slovenia15.8%
4 Czech Republic15.6%
5 Slovakia15.4%
6 Lithuania13.6%
7 New Zealand12.6%
8 Iceland12.2%
9 Latvia11.0%
10 Chile10.2%
11 Mexico9.9%
12 Finland6.9%
13 France6.7%
14 Belgium6.2%
14 Japan 6.2%
16 Austria6.1%
16 Portugal6.1%
18 Canada6.0%
19 Israel5.6%
20 United States4.8%
21 Australia4.5%
21 Sweden4.5%
23 Norway4.1%
24 Spain3.9%
25 Netherlands3.4%
26 Turkiye3.1%
27 Denmark2.8%
28 Germany2.6%
29 Switzerland2.3%

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 = -1.881204 X +6.925
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.173
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -188977.197971 X +61491.230
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.424
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.180

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -17.632852 X +81.821
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.257
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.066

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -1.491962 X +1.738
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.229
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.052

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 33.262338 X +7.727
Correlation coefficient (r)0.422
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.178