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Question: There are different opinions as to what it takes to be a good citizen. As far as you are concerned personally, how important is it - Always to obey laws and regulations?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Venezuela6.67
2 Georgia6.54
3 United Kingdom6.51
4 Australia6.50
5 Taiwan6.47
6 United States6.43
7 Turkiye6.41
8 Hungary6.40
9 Japan6.36
10 Iceland6.28
10 Philippines6.28
12 Chile6.27
13 Croatia6.26
14 Czech Republic6.25
14 Slovenia6.25
16 Spain6.21
17 Poland6.18
18 Israel6.17
19 South Africa6.16
20 Republic of Korea6.14
21 Denmark6.10
21 Norway6.10
23 Lithuania6.07
24 Sweden6.06
25 Finland6.05
26 Russian Federation5.99
27 Netherlands5.96
28 Belgium5.95
29 Germany5.90
30 France5.86
30 Slovakia5.86
32 Switzerland5.79
33 Austria5.71
33 India5.71

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 204 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -0.744227 X +11.054
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.192
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.037

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -26527.100276 X +201175.000
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.257
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.066

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -1.882448 X +90.329
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.095
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 0.285102 X -0.072
Correlation coefficient (r)0.174
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -8.706515 X +67.107
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.332
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.110