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General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org
Question 1444. 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?
For further details see the official GSS documentation.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | better for society maintain distinct | better if groups adapt and blend into | don't know | no answer | Total |
| 1972 | 1613 | - | - | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 1504 | - | - | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 1484 | - | - | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 1499 | - | - | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 1530 | - | - | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 1532 | - | - | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 1468 | - | - | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 1599 | - | - | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 1473 | - | - | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 1534 | - | - | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 1819 | - | - | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 1481 | - | - | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 1537 | - | - | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 1372 | - | - | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 1517 | - | - | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 1606 | - | - | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 2992 | - | - | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 1537 | 399 | 557 | 348 | 63 | 2904 |
| 1998 | 2832 | - | - | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 2817 | - | - | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 2765 | - | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1596 | 554 | 615 | 28 | 19 | 2812 |
| 2006 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 2023 | - | - | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 2044 | - | - | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 1974 | - | - | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 1264 | 478 | 597 | 191 | 8 | 2538 |
| 2016 | 2867 | - | - | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 2348 | - | - | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 4032 | - | - | - | - | 4032 |
| 2022 | 3544 | - | - | - | - | 3544 |
| Total | 68533 | 1431 | 1769 | 567 | 90 | 72390 |
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(q) 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