Tweet
Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting people and their families in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for people who damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward people who protect the environment" "More information and education for people about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Bulgaria53.3%
2 Russian Federation48.1%
3 Croatia44.4%
4 Lithuania38.1%
5 Czech Republic36.1%
6 Latvia34.6%
7 Chile33.4%
8 Slovakia33.3%
9 Mexico33.0%
10 Turkiye32.7%
11 Israel29.7%
12 Republic of Korea29.1%
13 Argentina28.8%
14 Spain 26.7%
15 South Africa26.5%
16 Slovenia25.8%
17 Taiwan24.8%
18 Philippines23.4%
19 Switzerland20.6%
20 Germany20.5%
21 France17.2%
22 Portugal17.1%
23 New Zealand17.0%
24 Austria16.8%
25 United States15.6%
26 Belgium14.9%
27 Australia14.5%
28 Netherlands12.9%
29 Canada12.8%
30 Denmark12.7%
31 United Kingdom12.3%
32 Japan11.9%
32 Sweden11.9%
34 Norway9.2%
35 Finland8.2%
36 Iceland8.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 202 countries.

Source
ISSP 2010

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -4.345978 X +7.635
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.675
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.456

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -147712.573213 X +74152.053
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.726
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.527

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -22.020665 X +84.532
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.597
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.356

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 0.402087 X +1.563
Correlation coefficient (r)0.125
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.016

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 7.463866 X +11.648
Correlation coefficient (r)0.142
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.020