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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 "Religious organisations/authorities"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea2.4%
2 Japan 1.5%
3 United States1.1%
4 Australia0.8%
4 Germany0.8%
6 United Kingdom0.6%
7 Sweden0.3%
8 France0.1%

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 = -55.327540 X +7.296
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.774
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.599

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -757498.663102 X +58418.862
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.458
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.210

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 72.058824 X +81.178
Correlation coefficient (r)0.237
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -38.663102 X +1.865
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.945
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.893

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 655.882353 X +8.919
Correlation coefficient (r)0.800
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.640