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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:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Switzerland28.7%
2 Germany25.5%
3 Finland 12.2%
4 France10.7%
5 Lithuania8.7%
5 Netherlands8.7%
7 Spain8.1%
8 Norway7.3%
8 Russian Federation7.3%
10 United Kingdom7.1%
10 United States7.1%
12 Slovakia7.0%
13 Chile6.8%
13 Croatia6.8%
13 Czech Republic6.8%
13 Japan6.8%
17 Latvia6.7%
18 Belgium6.2%
19 Sweden6.0%
20 Austria5.8%
21 Philippines4.7%
22 Australia3.8%
23 Portugal3.6%
24 Israel3.5%
24 Turkiye3.5%
26 Slovenia3.3%
27 Mexico3.0%
28 Republic of Korea2.8%
29 South Africa2.7%
30 Bulgaria2.6%
30 Canada2.6%
32 Taiwan2.3%
33 Argentina1.7%
34 Denmark1.1%
35 Iceland0.9%
36 New Zealand0.6%

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 = 3.573558 X +6.370
Correlation coefficient (r)0.276
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.076

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = 147097.466882 X +29512.914
Correlation coefficient (r)0.360
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.130

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 13.376699 X +78.421
Correlation coefficient (r)0.179
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.032

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -1.492506 X +1.756
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.230
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.053

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 10.006165 X +12.760
Correlation coefficient (r)0.094
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009