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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 "The military/army"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States2.2%
2 Republic of Korea1.9%
3 United Kingdom1.4%
4 Sweden0.7%
5 Australia0.5%
6 France0.4%
6 Germany0.4%
6 Japan 0.4%

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 = -12.643487 X +6.895
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.179
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 199427.032321 X +49253.283
Correlation coefficient (r)0.122
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.015

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -171.694417 X +83.558
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.570
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.325

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -15.938622 X +1.655
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.394
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.155

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 371.792360 X +11.479
Correlation coefficient (r)0.459
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.211