Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Get in touch with us nowOpinion on importance of traditions for national identity in Europe and the U.S. 2020
In the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany, the share of respondents stating that it is very or somewhat important to share the respective country's customs and traditions in order to be regarded as truly American/British/French/German dropped in all four countries from 2016 to 2020. The drop was most significant in the United Kingdom, where it dropped by 17 percentage points during the period. Still, in all four countries, more than 60 percent of the respondents stated that it was important to share the country's customs and traditions in order to be regarded as truly British, American, French, or German.
