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Question: Some people say that it is better for a country if different racial and ethnic groups maintain their distinct customs and traditions. Others say that it is better if these groups adapt and blend into the larger society. Which of these views comes closer to your own?
Choices: "a) It is better for society if groups maintain their distinct customs and traditions." "b) It is better if groups adapt and blend into the larger society."
Data: % of "a) It is better for society if groups maintain their distinct customs and traditions."
Period:
Area:
23 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 85.1%
2 Russian Federation81.6%
3 Latvia71.2%
4 Slovakia62.0%
5 Hungary61.3%
6 Germany55.5%
7 Bulgaria54.8%
8 Slovenia54.5%
9 Philippines53.5%
10 Poland53.2%
11 Spain52.1%
12 Czech Republic49.8%
13 Austria42.8%
14 United States41.7%
15 Ireland40.2%
16 Italy37.3%
17 Canada35.8%
18 New Zealand34.9%
19 Netherlands29.4%
20 Norway24.8%
21 United Kingdom19.5%
22 Sweden19.3%
23 Australia17.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.

No data for 215 countries.

Source
ISSP 1995

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = -2.079712 X +7.561
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.768
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.590

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = -88351.391707 X +83955.548
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.612
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.375

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = -13.740424 X +85.316
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.535
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.286

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = -0.131624 X +1.660
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.083
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = 7.673701 X +6.613
Correlation coefficient (r)0.353
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.125