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Question: Who do you think should have the greatest responsibility for reducing differences in income between people with high incomes and people with low incomes?
Choices: "Private companies" "Government" "Trade unions" "High-income individuals themselves" "Low-income individuals themselves" "Income differences do not need to be reduced"
Data: % of "High-income individuals themselves"
Period:
Area:
19 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Switzerland8.2%
2 France7.6%
3 United States6.3%
4 Czech Republic5.2%
5 Lithuania4.4%
6 Finland3.7%
7 Germany3.5%
8 Israel3.0%
8 Japan 3.0%
10 Iceland2.9%
11 New Zealand2.8%
12 Australia2.7%
13 Slovenia2.6%
14 Chile2.0%
14 Denmark2.0%
14 Italy2.0%
14 Sweden2.0%
18 United Kingdom1.8%
19 Austria1.6%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 19 countries.

Source
ISSP 2019

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = -1.463543 X +6.974
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.064
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 334398.406039 X +37560.151
Correlation coefficient (r)0.326
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.106

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = -23.127747 X +81.956
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.169
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.029

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 0.896048 X +1.628
Correlation coefficient (r)0.048
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data19
Regression equation
Y = 44.761365 X +8.890
Correlation coefficient (r)0.240
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.058