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Question: What do you think have the most influence on the actions of the government?
Choices: "The media" "Trade unions" "Business, banks and industry" "Religious organisations/authorities" "The military/army" "Organised crime" "People who vote for the party/the parties in government" "Citizens in general" "Civic and voluntary organisations" "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Data: % of "Trade unions"
Period:
Area:
35 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland 22.9%
2 India19.9%
3 Suriname17.3%
4 Slovenia13.8%
5 Israel12.3%
6 Norway11.8%
7 Chile11.1%
8 South Africa10.9%
9 Belgium9.7%
10 Slovakia8.6%
11 Australia8.5%
12 Latvia8.4%
13 Czech Republic7.9%
14 France7.5%
15 Sweden7.0%
16 Denmark5.5%
16 Venezuela5.5%
18 Lithuania5.4%
19 Republic of Korea5.0%
20 Philippines4.6%
20 Spain4.6%
22 Iceland4.4%
23 United Kingdom4.3%
24 Croatia4.1%
24 Switzerland4.1%
26 Turkiye3.5%
27 Hungary3.2%
28 United States3.1%
29 Germany2.8%
30 New Zealand2.7%
31 Thailand2.4%
32 Taiwan2.0%
33 Japan1.8%
33 Russian Federation1.8%
35 Georgia1.4%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 203 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 0.914309 X +6.356
Correlation coefficient (r)0.049
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -11926.125229 X +35845.042
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.024
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -10.420388 X +79.154
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.112
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 2.024628 X +1.566
Correlation coefficient (r)0.263
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.069

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 21.566811 X +12.293
Correlation coefficient (r)0.168
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028