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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:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 90.8%
2 Mexico62.1%
3 Republic of Korea49.5%
4 Slovakia48.5%
5 Latvia47.7%
6 Israel46.9%
7 United States44.5%
8 Slovenia43.1%
9 Estonia42.5%
10 Hungary41.4%
11 Germany40.7%
12 Lithuania36.9%
13 Turkiye35.8%
14 Czech Republic33.9%
15 Ireland29.2%
16 France27.3%
17 Finland26.8%
18 Switzerland26.7%
19 Portugal26.4%
20 Norway21.1%
21 Denmark20.2%
22 Sweden18.9%
23 Belgium17.3%
24 United Kingdom17.1%
25 Spain17.0%
26 Iceland16.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 12 countries.

Source
ISSP 2013

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -1.910692 X +7.392
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.466
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.217

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -60849.958479 X +66465.412
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.407
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.166

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -4.000143 X +81.683
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.229
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.052

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.136873 X +1.566
Correlation coefficient (r)0.065
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 5.452762 X +11.699
Correlation coefficient (r)0.155
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.024