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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:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 88.9%
2 Venezuela81.6%
3 Russian Federation73.0%
4 Taiwan72.8%
5 Latvia71.4%
6 Poland70.7%
7 Bulgaria64.9%
8 Chile62.5%
9 Israel62.4%
10 Slovakia62.0%
11 Slovenia58.5%
12 South Africa58.4%
13 Hungary58.1%
14 Philippines48.0%
15 Republic of Korea47.5%
16 United States47.4%
17 Switzerland46.0%
18 Portugal43.1%
19 Czech Republic40.5%
20 Uruguay39.4%
21 Finland38.1%
22 Germany36.6%
23 Ireland34.1%
24 Austria32.5%
25 Spain31.9%
26 New Zealand31.4%
27 Canada28.9%
28 France26.8%
29 United Kingdom24.7%
30 Norway20.2%
31 Australia18.2%
32 Sweden15.3%
33 Netherlands12.2%
34 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 204 countries.

Source
ISSP 2003

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -1.952366 X +7.487
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.683
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.466

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -76680.574703 X +76048.323
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.592
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.350

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -13.731670 X +84.831
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.521
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.271

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 0.233884 X +1.557
Correlation coefficient (r)0.117
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 3.171023 X +9.389
Correlation coefficient (r)0.129
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.017