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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 shortage"
Period:
Area:
36 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 South Africa25.0%
2 Israel20.7%
3 Mexico19.0%
4 Australia16.7%
5 Philippines13.8%
6 Argentina11.2%
7 Spain10.8%
8 Chile10.0%
9 Bulgaria8.1%
10 Portugal7.0%
10 Turkiye7.0%
12 New Zealand6.2%
13 Croatia6.0%
14 United States5.8%
15 Taiwan5.6%
16 Republic of Korea5.2%
16 Russian Federation5.2%
18 Norway4.8%
19 United Kingdom4.5%
20 France4.4%
21 Japan4.1%
22 Finland 3.6%
23 Iceland3.2%
23 Slovakia3.2%
25 Czech Republic2.9%
25 Switzerland2.9%
27 Belgium2.7%
27 Slovenia2.7%
29 Canada2.6%
30 Netherlands2.5%
31 Denmark2.1%
31 Sweden2.1%
33 Latvia2.0%
34 Germany1.6%
35 Austria1.4%
36 Lithuania0.4%

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 = -4.479155 X +6.897
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.350
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.122

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data36
Regression equation
Y = -144852.576146 X +48569.517
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.358
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.128

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -31.061555 X +81.356
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.423
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.179

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = 4.245278 X +1.377
Correlation coefficient (r)0.665
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.442

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -29.578752 X +15.376
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.284
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.081