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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 "Trade unions"
Period:
Area:
25 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland22.9%
2 Slovenia13.8%
3 Israel12.3%
4 Norway11.8%
5 Chile 11.1%
6 Belgium9.7%
7 Slovakia8.6%
8 Australia8.5%
9 Latvia8.4%
10 Czech Republic7.9%
11 France7.5%
12 Sweden7.0%
13 Denmark5.5%
14 Lithuania5.4%
15 Republic of Korea5.0%
16 Spain4.6%
17 Iceland4.4%
18 United Kingdom4.3%
19 Switzerland4.1%
20 Turkiye3.5%
21 Hungary3.2%
22 United States3.1%
23 Germany2.8%
24 New Zealand2.7%
25 Japan1.8%

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 = 4.829199 X +6.431
Correlation coefficient (r)0.326
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.106

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 16139.580040 X +44057.476
Correlation coefficient (r)0.033
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 6.020530 X +80.191
Correlation coefficient (r)0.100
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.010

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 1.025774 X +1.530
Correlation coefficient (r)0.138
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.019

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 4.713620 X +13.501
Correlation coefficient (r)0.038
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001