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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 Japan85.1%
2 Russian Federation81.6%
3 Latvia71.2%
4 Slovakia62.0%
5 Hungary61.3%
6 Germany55.5%
7 Bulgaria54.8%
8 Slovenia54.5%
9 Philippines 53.5%
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 = -2.508835 X +7.817
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.770
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.593

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = -83562.039055 X +80778.067
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.628
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.394

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = -10.636099 X +84.340
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.513
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.263

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = -0.052648 X +1.582
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.041
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data23
Regression equation
Y = 11.514872 X +7.340
Correlation coefficient (r)0.441
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.194