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Question: What do you think have the most influence on the actions of the government?
Choices: "The media" "Trade unions" "Business, banks and industry" "Religious organisations/authorities" "The military/army" "Organised crime" "People who vote for the party/the parties in government" "Citizens in general" "Civic and voluntary organisations" "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Data: % of "The media"
Period:
Area:
35 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Philippines54.5%
2 Turkiye47.8%
3 Georgia47.1%
4 India42.1%
5 South Africa41.0%
6 Taiwan40.4%
7 Israel39.4%
8 Republic of Korea37.0%
9 Denmark36.6%
10 Lithuania34.8%
11 Slovenia31.7%
12 Czech Republic31.0%
13 Australia30.4%
14 Japan30.2%
15 Norway30.0%
16 Suriname29.0%
17 Slovakia27.6%
18 Chile27.0%
19 Germany25.8%
20 Sweden24.7%
21 United Kingdom23.9%
22 New Zealand23.2%
23 Belgium22.7%
23 Venezuela22.7%
25 France22.6%
26 Spain22.1%
27 United States21.3%
28 Iceland20.1%
29 Latvia18.1%
30 Russian Federation18.0%
31 Switzerland 15.0%
32 Thailand14.4%
33 Hungary13.7%
34 Croatia10.9%
35 Finland10.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 203 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -2.607028 X +7.175
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.358
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.128

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -75879.379104 X +58228.506
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.313
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.098

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -16.332277 X +82.855
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.328
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.108

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 2.079824 X +1.083
Correlation coefficient (r)0.520
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.270

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -6.965857 X +13.386
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.130
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.017