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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 Hungary 41.4%
18 Germany40.7%
19 Lithuania36.9%
20 Turkiye35.8%
21 Czech Republic33.9%
22 Ireland29.2%
23 France27.3%
24 Finland26.8%
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 = -2.365397 X +7.393
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.512
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.262

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -86285.063116 X +74239.391
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.536
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.287

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = -14.287298 X +84.126
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.467
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.218

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = 0.421470 X +1.466
Correlation coefficient (r)0.171
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.029

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = 7.698785 X +8.148
Correlation coefficient (r)0.250
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062