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Question: Which problem, if any, affects you and your family the most?
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" ("Noises" for Republic of Korea)
Data: % of "Air pollution"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Belgium36.9%
2 Netherlands30.4%
3 Czech Republic29.4%
4 Portugal28.7%
5 Chile27.8%
6 Israel24.9%
7 United States24.5%
8 Bulgaria24.3%
9 Taiwan23.4%
10 Norway23.3%
11 Sweden22.7%
11 Switzerland22.7%
13 Slovakia21.1%
14 Republic of Korea20.8%
15 Lithuania20.0%
16 Iceland19.4%
17 Spain19.2%
18 Slovenia18.6%
19 Russian Federation18.0%
20 Mexico17.9%
21 Canada17.5%
22 Philippines17.3%
23 South Africa17.0%
24 Argentina16.7%
24 Denmark16.7%
26 Austria16.4%
27 Finland 15.4%
27 Germany15.4%
29 Latvia15.1%
30 Turkiye14.9%
31 France14.3%
32 United Kingdom14.0%
33 Croatia13.4%
34 Japan12.7%
35 Australia9.8%
36 New Zealand8.0%

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 = 0.994135 X +6.406
Correlation coefficient (r)0.081
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = 34094.259195 X +32322.502
Correlation coefficient (r)0.088
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 1.993378 X +78.913
Correlation coefficient (r)0.028
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -0.113295 X +1.680
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.018
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 3.334478 X +12.767
Correlation coefficient (r)0.033
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001