Better to maintain distinct cultures

meltpot1

Source

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

Details

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?

Values

[1] better for society maintain distinct
[2] better if groups adapt and blend into
[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	1996, 2004, 2014

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for meltpot1.

Counts by year:

year	iap	better for society maintain distinct	better if groups adapt and blend into	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1996	1537	399	557	348	63	-	2904
2004	1596	554	615	28	19	-	2812
2014	1264	478	597	191	8	-	2538
Total	4397	1431	1769	567	90	0	8254