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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 "Business, banks and industry"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 France49.3%
2 Germany48.3%
3 United Kingdom42.2%
4 United States40.9%
5 Australia38.5%
6 Japan 27.0%
7 Sweden22.9%
8 Republic of Korea13.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.954755 X +6.081
Correlation coefficient (r)0.484
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.234

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 31800.925359 X +40008.824
Correlation coefficient (r)0.341
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.116

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -8.463331 X +84.847
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.492
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.242

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.748111 X +0.881
Correlation coefficient (r)0.757
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.573

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -34.470798 X +27.305
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.745
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.555