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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:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Israel31.5%
2 Australia28.6%
3 Mexico16.0%
4 Spain15.5%
5 Republic of Korea14.0%
6 Portugal12.2%
7 United Kingdom10.0%
8 Chile9.4%
9 Turkiye9.3%
10 France8.4%
11 New Zealand7.9%
12 United States7.6%
13 Canada5.1%
14 Switzerland4.5%
15 Austria3.7%
15 Belgium3.7%
17 Norway3.5%
18 Denmark3.2%
19 Netherlands3.1%
19 Slovakia3.1%
21 Czech Republic3.0%
22 Germany2.4%
23 Slovenia1.6%
23 Sweden1.6%
25 Iceland1.5%
25 Japan 1.5%
27 Latvia1.2%
28 Finland0.7%
29 Lithuania0.6%

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 = -0.985005 X +6.870
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.113
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -24091.621183 X +46937.912
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.085
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 5.768289 X +80.277
Correlation coefficient (r)0.168
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 1.925418 X +1.458
Correlation coefficient (r)0.440
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.194

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -27.010631 X +15.252
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.371
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.138