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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 "Religious organisations/authorities"
Period:
Area:
35 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 India7.8%
2 Croatia7.5%
3 Turkiye6.4%
4 Georgia6.2%
5 Chile4.8%
6 Israel4.7%
7 South Africa4.6%
8 Philippines4.0%
9 Venezuela2.5%
10 Hungary2.4%
10 Republic of Korea2.4%
12 Slovakia2.1%
13 Czech Republic1.8%
14 Suriname1.7%
15 Japan 1.5%
15 Russian Federation1.5%
17 Slovenia1.1%
17 Taiwan1.1%
17 United States1.1%
20 Spain0.9%
21 Australia0.8%
21 Germany0.8%
21 Latvia0.8%
21 Lithuania0.8%
21 Thailand0.8%
26 United Kingdom0.6%
27 Denmark0.4%
27 New Zealand0.4%
27 Norway0.4%
30 Belgium0.3%
30 Sweden0.3%
30 Switzerland0.3%
33 Finland0.1%
33 France0.1%
33 Iceland0.1%

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 = -26.216426 X +6.991
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.736
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.542

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data35
Regression equation
Y = -685069.091244 X +49876.786
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.569
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.324

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -138.830230 X +80.699
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.541
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.293

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = 8.069463 X +1.561
Correlation coefficient (r)0.426
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.181

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -39.161597 X +12.276
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.152
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.023