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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 Japan 88.9%
2 Latvia71.4%
3 Poland70.7%
4 Chile62.5%
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 = -1.867165 X +7.616
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.664
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.441

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -63066.180387 X +73664.203
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.543
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.295

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -4.892982 X +82.885
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.389
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.151

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 0.067271 X +1.531
Correlation coefficient (r)0.041
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 5.416525 X +11.005
Correlation coefficient (r)0.237
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056