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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting people and their families in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for people who damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward people who protect the environment" "More information and education for people about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Lithuania38.1%
2 Czech Republic36.1%
3 Latvia34.6%
4 Chile33.4%
5 Slovakia33.3%
6 Mexico33.0%
7 Turkiye32.7%
8 Israel29.7%
9 Republic of Korea29.1%
10 Spain26.7%
11 Slovenia25.8%
12 Switzerland20.6%
13 Germany20.5%
14 France17.2%
15 Portugal17.1%
16 New Zealand17.0%
17 Austria16.8%
18 United States15.6%
19 Belgium14.9%
20 Australia14.5%
21 Netherlands12.9%
22 Canada12.8%
23 Denmark12.7%
24 United Kingdom12.3%
25 Japan 11.9%
25 Sweden11.9%
27 Norway9.2%
28 Finland8.2%
29 Iceland8.0%

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 = -4.221992 X +7.681
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.603
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.364

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -168752.212042 X +80455.101
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.739
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.546

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -18.638715 X +84.602
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.672
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.452

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 0.773355 X +1.438
Correlation coefficient (r)0.219
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.048

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 3.784747 X +12.464
Correlation coefficient (r)0.065
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004