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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 "Domestic waste disposal"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea21.9%
2 United Kingdom18.7%
3 Slovenia15.8%
4 Czech Republic15.6%
5 Slovakia15.4%
6 Lithuania13.6%
7 New Zealand12.6%
8 Iceland12.2%
9 Latvia11.0%
10 Chile10.2%
11 Mexico9.9%
12 Finland6.9%
13 France6.7%
14 Belgium6.2%
14 Japan 6.2%
16 Austria6.1%
16 Portugal6.1%
18 Canada6.0%
19 Israel5.6%
20 United States4.8%
21 Australia4.5%
21 Sweden4.5%
23 Norway4.1%
24 Spain3.9%
25 Netherlands3.4%
26 Turkiye3.1%
27 Denmark2.8%
28 Germany2.6%
29 Switzerland2.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 9 countries.

Source
ISSP 2010

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -2.928357 X +7.043
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.232
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.054

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -177754.087222 X +60032.971
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.432
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.187

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -12.695040 X +81.766
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.254
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.065

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -1.343561 X +1.712
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.211
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 42.646049 X +9.686
Correlation coefficient (r)0.403
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.162