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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 "Water pollution"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Argentina25.6%
2 Mexico20.8%
3 Russian Federation20.3%
4 Taiwan19.2%
5 South Africa17.3%
6 Finland 16.8%
7 Croatia15.3%
8 Latvia14.6%
8 Slovenia14.6%
10 Republic of Korea13.2%
11 New Zealand12.9%
12 Bulgaria12.5%
12 Portugal12.5%
12 Sweden12.5%
15 Canada11.1%
15 France11.1%
17 Turkiye10.9%
18 Lithuania10.7%
19 Israel10.5%
20 Chile10.2%
21 United States10.1%
22 Spain9.7%
23 Philippines8.8%
24 Slovakia8.3%
25 Belgium7.5%
26 Denmark7.3%
27 Austria6.5%
28 Japan6.1%
29 Czech Republic5.7%
30 Norway5.0%
31 Switzerland4.8%
32 Australia4.6%
32 Netherlands4.6%
34 Iceland4.2%
35 Germany3.1%
36 United Kingdom2.7%

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 = -6.517959 X +7.311
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.475
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.226

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -251993.106431 X +66444.639
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.582
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.339

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -40.289570 X +83.590
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.495
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.245

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 1.642906 X +1.483
Correlation coefficient (r)0.232
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.054

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 22.584276 X +11.017
Correlation coefficient (r)0.195
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.038