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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 "Trade unions"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia8.5%
2 France7.5%
3 Sweden7.0%
4 Republic of Korea5.0%
5 United Kingdom4.3%
6 United States3.1%
7 Germany2.8%
8 Japan 1.8%

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 = 8.724808 X +6.334
Correlation coefficient (r)0.407
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.166

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 125537.428023 X +44945.754
Correlation coefficient (r)0.254
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.065

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 22.312860 X +80.747
Correlation coefficient (r)0.244
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.060

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 3.750000 X +1.310
Correlation coefficient (r)0.306
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.094

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -10.772553 X +15.689
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.044
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002