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Question: There are different opinions as to what it takes to be a good citizen. As far as you are concerned personally, how important is it - To be active in social or political associations?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye5.27
2 United States4.65
3 Israel4.58
4 Spain4.46
5 Lithuania4.31
6 Switzerland4.29
7 France4.28
8 Republic of Korea4.27
9 Chile4.21
10 Netherlands4.20
10 Norway4.20
12 Austria4.16
13 Denmark 3.96
14 Slovenia3.90
15 United Kingdom3.87
16 Australia3.86
17 Belgium3.84
18 Japan3.82
19 Poland3.78
20 Iceland3.76
21 Sweden3.74
22 Hungary3.68
23 Germany3.65
24 Czech Republic3.58
25 Slovakia3.51
26 Finland3.11

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 12 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -0.647154 X +9.412
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.408
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.166

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -2098.094685 X +54273.694
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.041
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -0.242940 X +81.646
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.040
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.248291 X +0.586
Correlation coefficient (r)0.315
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.099

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -2.974156 X +25.566
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.232
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.054