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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:
27 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan88.9%
2 Latvia71.4%
3 Poland70.7%
4 Chile 62.5%
5 Israel62.4%
6 Slovakia62.0%
7 Slovenia58.5%
8 Hungary58.1%
9 Republic of Korea47.5%
10 United States47.4%
11 Switzerland46.0%
12 Portugal43.1%
13 Czech Republic40.5%
14 Finland38.1%
15 Germany36.6%
16 Ireland34.1%
17 Austria32.5%
18 Spain31.9%
19 New Zealand31.4%
20 Canada28.9%
21 France26.8%
22 United Kingdom24.7%
23 Norway20.2%
24 Australia18.2%
25 Sweden15.3%
26 Netherlands12.2%
27 Denmark12.0%

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

No data for 11 countries.

Source
ISSP 2003

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -1.540230 X +7.405
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.629
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.396

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -66746.084354 X +75642.382
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.527
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.278

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -7.107955 X +83.572
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.447
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.200

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -0.023848 X +1.601
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.014
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 3.796906 X +8.864
Correlation coefficient (r)0.224
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.050