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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 "Water shortage"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Israel31.5%
2 Australia28.6%
3 Mexico16.0%
4 Spain15.5%
5 Republic of Korea14.0%
6 Portugal12.2%
7 United Kingdom10.0%
8 Chile9.4%
9 Turkiye9.3%
10 France8.4%
11 New Zealand7.9%
12 United States7.6%
13 Canada5.1%
14 Switzerland4.5%
15 Austria3.7%
15 Belgium3.7%
17 Norway3.5%
18 Denmark3.2%
19 Netherlands3.1%
19 Slovakia3.1%
21 Czech Republic3.0%
22 Germany2.4%
23 Slovenia1.6%
23 Sweden1.6%
25 Iceland1.5%
25 Japan 1.5%
27 Latvia1.2%
28 Finland0.7%
29 Lithuania0.6%

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 = -0.657968 X +6.816
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.088
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -20425.536982 X +47185.874
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.067
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 4.222618 X +80.033
Correlation coefficient (r)0.089
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 1.856037 X +1.476
Correlation coefficient (r)0.415
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.172

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -18.514543 X +11.879
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.342
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.117