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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:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 85.1%
2 Latvia71.2%
3 Slovakia62.0%
4 Hungary61.3%
5 Germany55.5%
6 Slovenia54.5%
7 Poland53.2%
8 Spain52.1%
9 Czech Republic49.8%
10 Austria42.8%
11 United States41.7%
12 Ireland40.2%
13 Italy37.3%
14 Canada35.8%
15 New Zealand34.9%
16 Netherlands29.4%
17 Norway24.8%
18 United Kingdom19.5%
19 Sweden19.3%
20 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 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 1995

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -1.811909 X +7.515
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.811
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.658

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -82111.158868 X +83735.638
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.580
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.336

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -8.584607 X +84.010
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.443
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.196

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -0.263063 X +1.664
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.282
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 4.362098 X +8.271
Correlation coefficient (r)0.273
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.075