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Question: Which problem, if any, do you think is the most important for your country as a whole?
Choices: "Air pollution" "Chemicals and pesticides" "Water shortage" "Water pollution" "Nuclear waste" "Domestic waste disposal" "Climate change" "Genetically modified foods" "Using up our natural resources" "None of these" ("Disorderly way of regional development" for Republic of Korea)
Data: % of "Nuclear waste"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Switzerland28.7%
2 Germany25.5%
3 Finland12.2%
4 France10.7%
5 Lithuania 8.7%
5 Netherlands8.7%
7 Spain8.1%
8 Norway7.3%
9 United Kingdom7.1%
9 United States7.1%
11 Slovakia7.0%
12 Chile6.8%
12 Czech Republic6.8%
12 Japan6.8%
15 Latvia6.7%
16 Belgium6.2%
17 Sweden6.0%
18 Austria5.8%
19 Australia3.8%
20 Portugal3.6%
21 Israel3.5%
21 Turkiye3.5%
23 Slovenia3.3%
24 Mexico3.0%
25 Republic of Korea2.8%
26 Canada2.6%
27 Denmark1.1%
28 Iceland0.9%
29 New Zealand0.6%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 9 countries.

Source
ISSP 2010

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 2.289630 X +6.636
Correlation coefficient (r)0.213
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 110395.248356 X +37356.798
Correlation coefficient (r)0.315
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.099

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 3.064240 X +80.487
Correlation coefficient (r)0.072
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -0.880465 X +1.662
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.162
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 8.037311 X +12.687
Correlation coefficient (r)0.089
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008