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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting people and their families in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for people who damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward people who protect the environment" "More information and education for people about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Lithuania38.1%
2 Czech Republic36.1%
3 Latvia34.6%
4 Chile33.4%
5 Slovakia33.3%
6 Mexico33.0%
7 Turkiye32.7%
8 Israel29.7%
9 Republic of Korea29.1%
10 Spain26.7%
11 Slovenia25.8%
12 Switzerland20.6%
13 Germany20.5%
14 France17.2%
15 Portugal17.1%
16 New Zealand17.0%
17 Austria16.8%
18 United States15.6%
19 Belgium14.9%
20 Australia14.5%
21 Netherlands12.9%
22 Canada12.8%
23 Denmark12.7%
24 United Kingdom12.3%
25 Japan 11.9%
25 Sweden11.9%
27 Norway9.2%
28 Finland8.2%
29 Iceland8.0%

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 = -3.185673 X +7.434
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.528
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.279

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -165377.332947 X +82073.204
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.702
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.493

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -17.591941 X +84.466
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.644
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.415

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 0.512505 X +1.429
Correlation coefficient (r)0.146
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 0.572519 X +10.391
Correlation coefficient (r)0.013
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000