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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 media"
Period:
Area:
25 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye47.8%
2 Israel39.4%
3 Republic of Korea37.0%
4 Denmark36.6%
5 Lithuania34.8%
6 Slovenia31.7%
7 Czech Republic31.0%
8 Australia30.4%
9 Japan30.2%
10 Norway30.0%
11 Slovakia27.6%
12 Chile27.0%
13 Germany25.8%
14 Sweden24.7%
15 United Kingdom23.9%
16 New Zealand23.2%
17 Belgium22.7%
18 France22.6%
19 Spain22.1%
20 United States21.3%
21 Iceland20.1%
22 Latvia18.1%
23 Switzerland 15.0%
24 Hungary13.7%
25 Finland10.0%

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 = -2.253660 X +7.339
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.316
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.100

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -61621.454671 X +62141.770
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.215
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.046

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -1.109171 X +80.612
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.027
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 1.012924 X +1.356
Correlation coefficient (r)0.238
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.057

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -9.651341 X +13.536
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.192
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.037