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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 "Nuclear waste"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Switzerland28.7%
2 Germany25.5%
3 Finland12.2%
4 France10.7%
5 Lithuania8.7%
5 Netherlands8.7%
7 Spain8.1%
8 Norway7.3%
9 United Kingdom7.1%
9 United States7.1%
11 Slovakia7.0%
12 Chile6.8%
12 Czech Republic6.8%
12 Japan 6.8%
15 Latvia6.7%
16 Belgium6.2%
17 Sweden6.0%
18 Austria5.8%
19 Australia3.8%
20 Portugal3.6%
21 Israel3.5%
21 Turkiye3.5%
23 Slovenia3.3%
24 Mexico3.0%
25 Republic of Korea2.8%
26 Canada2.6%
27 Denmark1.1%
28 Iceland0.9%
29 New Zealand0.6%

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 = 0.719106 X +6.717
Correlation coefficient (r)0.078
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 100784.564038 X +38554.842
Correlation coefficient (r)0.266
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.071

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 6.531003 X +79.883
Correlation coefficient (r)0.112
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -0.690442 X +1.662
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.124
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.015

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -0.631619 X +10.555
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.009
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000