R attitude toward mixing cultures in us

meltpot

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Some people say that it is better for America if different racial and ethnic groups maintain their distinct cultures. Others say that it is better if groups change so that they blend into the larger society as in the idea of a melting pot. Here is a card with a scale from 1 to 7. Think of a score of 1 as meaning that racial and ethnic groups should maintain their distinct cultures, and a score of 7 as meaning that groups should change so that they blend into the larger society. What score between 1 and 7 comes closest to the way you feel? (CIRCLE ONE):

Values

[1] maintain distinct cultures
[7] blend in to larger society
[NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	1994, 2000

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for meltpot.

Counts by year:

year	iap	maintain distinct cultures	2	3	4	5	6	blend in to larger society	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1994	1518	191	102	166	424	230	114	208	33	6	-	2992
2000	1419	120	132	173	438	185	140	137	62	11	-	2817
Total	2937	311	234	339	862	415	254	345	95	17	0	5809