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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 "Water shortage"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Israel31.5%
2 Australia28.6%
3 South Africa26.5%
4 Mexico16.0%
5 Spain15.5%
6 Argentina14.8%
7 Republic of Korea14.0%
8 Portugal12.2%
9 Philippines10.9%
10 United Kingdom10.0%
11 Chile9.4%
12 Turkiye9.3%
13 France8.4%
14 New Zealand7.9%
15 United States7.6%
16 Taiwan5.3%
17 Canada5.1%
18 Russian Federation4.8%
19 Croatia4.7%
20 Switzerland4.5%
21 Bulgaria4.4%
22 Austria3.7%
22 Belgium3.7%
24 Norway3.5%
25 Denmark3.2%
26 Netherlands3.1%
26 Slovakia3.1%
28 Czech Republic3.0%
29 Germany2.4%
30 Slovenia1.6%
30 Sweden1.6%
32 Iceland1.5%
32 Japan1.5%
34 Latvia1.2%
35 Finland 0.7%
36 Lithuania0.6%

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 = -1.998091 X +6.760
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.208
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.043

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -53165.533996 X +43254.142
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.175
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.031

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -9.090664 X +80.031
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.165
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 2.550340 X +1.454
Correlation coefficient (r)0.531
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.282

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -17.169603 X +14.796
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.219
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.048