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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 "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 10.9%
2 Republic of Korea7.7%
3 France7.6%
4 United Kingdom7.1%
5 Sweden6.2%
6 United States4.6%
7 Germany4.2%
8 Australia2.8%

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 = -15.219305 X +7.742
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.738
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.545

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -362225.284352 X +74359.765
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.760
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.578

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 43.285408 X +79.098
Correlation coefficient (r)0.493
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.243

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -3.956172 X +1.750
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.335
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.112

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 57.076114 X +11.504
Correlation coefficient (r)0.241
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.058