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Question: On average, how often do you watch political news on television?
Choices: "Several times a day" "Once a day" "5-6 days a week" "3-4 days a week" "1-2 days a week" "Less than 1-2 days a week" "Never"
Data: % of "Never"
(For Czech Republic "Daily" "3-4 times a week" "1-2 times a week" "Less than 1-2 times a week" "Never", The data is % of "Never")
Period:
Area:
23 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Chile34.0%
2 United Kingdom15.7%
3 France13.0%
4 Belgium12.7%
5 Switzerland12.6%
6 India11.8%
7 Hungary10.3%
8 Australia9.8%
9 Taiwan8.0%
10 Czech Republic7.2%
11 Japan7.0%
11 Poland7.0%
13 Lithuania6.9%
14 Turkiye6.7%
15 Iceland6.6%
15 Republic of Korea6.6%
15 Spain6.6%
18 Denmark6.3%
18 Finland 6.3%
20 Netherlands6.1%
21 Georgia5.5%
22 Russian Federation5.1%
23 Philippines2.8%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 215 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = 0.140954 X +6.383
Correlation coefficient (r)0.009
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = 7443.497804 X +35114.576
Correlation coefficient (r)0.019
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data22
Regression equation
Y = 12.185642 X +77.887
Correlation coefficient (r)0.174
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data22
Regression equation
Y = -0.256287 X +1.647
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.047
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data22
Regression equation
Y = -11.163844 X +14.462
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.106
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011