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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:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan88.9%
2 Venezuela81.6%
3 Russian Federation73.0%
4 Taiwan72.8%
5 Latvia71.4%
6 Poland70.7%
7 Bulgaria64.9%
8 Chile62.5%
9 Israel62.4%
10 Slovakia62.0%
11 Slovenia58.5%
12 South Africa58.4%
13 Hungary58.1%
14 Philippines48.0%
15 Republic of Korea47.5%
16 United States47.4%
17 Switzerland46.0%
18 Portugal43.1%
19 Czech Republic40.5%
20 Uruguay39.4%
21 Finland 38.1%
22 Germany36.6%
23 Ireland34.1%
24 Austria32.5%
25 Spain31.9%
26 New Zealand31.4%
27 Canada28.9%
28 France26.8%
29 United Kingdom24.7%
30 Norway20.2%
31 Australia18.2%
32 Sweden15.3%
33 Netherlands12.2%
34 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 204 countries.

Source
ISSP 2003

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -2.514166 X +7.758
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.708
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.501

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -74621.667693 X +74473.912
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.605
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.366

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -10.933194 X +84.136
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.492
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.242

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 0.307332 X +1.504
Correlation coefficient (r)0.165
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 3.528620 X +11.795
Correlation coefficient (r)0.123
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.015