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Question: What do you think have the most influence on the actions of the government?
Choices: "The media" "Trade unions" "Business, banks and industry" "Religious organisations/authorities" "The military/army" "Organised crime" "People who vote for the party/the parties in government" "Citizens in general" "Civic and voluntary organisations" "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Data: % of "The military/army"
Period:
Area:
24 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Israel5.3%
2 Chile3.2%
3 United States2.2%
4 Republic of Korea1.9%
4 Turkiye1.9%
6 Slovakia1.6%
7 Hungary1.5%
7 Latvia1.5%
9 United Kingdom1.4%
10 Czech Republic0.7%
10 Lithuania0.7%
10 Spain0.7%
10 Sweden0.7%
14 Norway0.6%
14 Switzerland0.6%
16 Australia0.5%
16 Finland0.5%
18 France0.4%
18 Germany0.4%
18 Japan 0.4%
21 Belgium0.2%
21 Denmark0.2%
21 New Zealand0.2%
21 Slovenia0.2%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 14 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -9.228395 X +6.811
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.180
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -366800.333653 X +48708.045
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.177
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.031

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -65.606158 X +80.952
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.218
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.048

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 17.378197 X +1.419
Correlation coefficient (r)0.550
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.303

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -84.720664 X +11.925
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.225
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.051