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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: World Values Survey (354 words) |
 | The World Values Survey is an academic project by social scientists to assess the state of sociocultural and political values of different cultures around the world. |
 | Surprisingly, 90% of Iraqis reject French neighbors as well--despite the strong objections of the French to the invasion of Iraq--including approximately 51% of Kurds and 90% of Arab Iraqis. |
 | The Indian survey was stratified to cover 14 states representing different geographic and socioeconomic regions of the country, with 2,500 interviews distributed among these states in proportion to their population. |
| Modernization and Values Futurist Magazine (2749 words) |
 | The World Values Survey -- a two -decade-long examination of the values of 65 societies coordinated by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research--is the largest investigation ever conducted of attitudes, values, and beliefs around the world. |
 | The World Values Survey data show us that the world views of the people of rich societies differ systematically from those of low-income societies across a wide range of political, social, and religious norms and beliefs. |
 | Using the 1995-1998 wave of the World Values Survey, we produced a map of the world's values, showing the locations of 65 societies on the two cross-cultural dimensions--traditional vs. secular-rational values and survival vs. self-expression values. |