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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"
Data: % of "Water shortage"
Period:
Area:
28 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Spain37.5%
2 South Africa32.0%
3 Australia24.4%
4 India18.2%
5 New Zealand14.0%
6 Thailand9.6%
7 Germany8.3%
8 France7.1%
9 Italy6.9%
10 Hungary6.2%
11 Sweden5.6%
12 Philippines4.9%
13 China4.7%
14 Austria4.6%
14 United States4.6%
16 Denmark3.5%
16 Slovakia3.5%
16 Taiwan3.5%
19 Republic of Korea3.2%
20 Switzerland2.8%
21 Croatia2.7%
22 Norway2.6%
23 Russian Federation1.9%
24 Lithuania1.4%
25 Slovenia1.3%
26 Japan 0.8%
27 Finland0.5%
28 Iceland0.2%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 210 countries.

Source
ISSP 2020

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -2.576065 X +6.699
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.315
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.099

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -64179.776622 X +44386.079
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.221
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.049

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -14.715897 X +79.779
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.238
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.057

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 0.747054 X +1.539
Correlation coefficient (r)0.190
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.036

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -0.270291 X +11.617
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.005
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000