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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting business and industry in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward businesses that protect the environment" "More information and education for businesses about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Hungary49.7%
2 Republic of Korea49.6%
3 Slovakia46.1%
4 Germany43.5%
5 France41.2%
6 New Zealand41.0%
7 Australia40.9%
8 Austria40.0%
9 Italy38.5%
10 United States37.9%
11 Iceland31.6%
12 Sweden31.1%
13 Spain 30.1%
14 Slovenia29.8%
15 Lithuania28.7%
16 Denmark28.5%
17 Switzerland27.9%
18 Finland27.4%
19 Norway23.4%
20 Japan20.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 2020

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -2.894596 X +7.838
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.475
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.226

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -113309.824822 X +90305.504
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.401
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.161

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -14.120154 X +86.053
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.367
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.135

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -0.140613 X +1.569
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.050
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 3.094594 X +10.251
Correlation coefficient (r)0.065
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004