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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:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Canada42.2%
2 Germany40.9%
3 United States37.8%
4 United Kingdom36.2%
5 Republic of Korea34.6%
6 France33.8%
7 Australia29.1%
8 Sweden24.3%
9 Japan 16.7%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2010

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 1.789384 X +6.211
Correlation coefficient (r)0.296
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.088

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 21470.033669 X +44266.064
Correlation coefficient (r)0.156
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.024

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -15.908024 X +87.069
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.627
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.393

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 0.050812 X +1.470
Correlation coefficient (r)0.015
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -7.455259 X +17.226
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.107
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011