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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:
33 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan90.8%
2 Mexico62.1%
3 Taiwan60.7%
4 South Africa60.2%
5 Croatia59.0%
6 Georgia57.5%
7 Russian Federation53.0%
8 India50.2%
9 Republic of Korea49.5%
10 Slovakia48.5%
11 Latvia47.7%
12 Israel46.9%
13 United States44.5%
14 Slovenia43.1%
15 Estonia42.5%
16 Philippines42.4%
17 Hungary41.4%
18 Germany40.7%
19 Lithuania36.9%
20 Turkiye35.8%
21 Czech Republic33.9%
22 Ireland29.2%
23 France27.3%
24 Finland 26.8%
25 Switzerland26.7%
26 Portugal26.4%
27 Norway21.1%
28 Denmark20.2%
29 Sweden18.9%
30 Belgium17.3%
31 United Kingdom17.1%
32 Spain17.0%
33 Iceland16.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 205 countries.

Source
ISSP 2013

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -2.802702 X +7.550
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.532
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.283

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -80672.600385 X +69750.298
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.519
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.269

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = -11.848719 X +83.232
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.425
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.181

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = 0.432363 X +1.520
Correlation coefficient (r)0.186
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = 7.624877 X +10.891
Correlation coefficient (r)0.202
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.041