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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 "People who vote for the party/the parties in government"
Period:
Area:
25 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Hungary29.9%
2 Sweden 29.5%
3 Republic of Korea18.4%
4 Japan18.3%
5 Slovakia17.9%
6 Norway17.1%
7 United States16.6%
8 New Zealand15.1%
9 Slovenia13.2%
9 United Kingdom13.2%
11 Latvia12.1%
12 Finland11.9%
13 Czech Republic11.8%
14 Iceland11.5%
15 Lithuania11.2%
16 Chile11.0%
17 Belgium10.8%
18 Australia10.6%
19 Germany9.3%
19 Turkiye9.3%
21 Denmark8.9%
22 Spain7.2%
22 Switzerland7.2%
24 Israel5.9%
25 France4.6%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 13 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -1.235201 X +6.902
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.125
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.016

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -48998.597808 X +53885.654
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.131
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.017

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -7.790793 X +81.768
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.178
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -1.632151 X +1.761
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.286
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.082

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 23.847506 X +7.791
Correlation coefficient (r)0.343
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.118