{"id":11135,"date":"2018-12-04T12:31:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T17:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/views-of-national-identity-differ-less-by-age-in-central-eastern-europe-than-in-western-europe\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T19:47:04","slug":"views-of-national-identity-differ-less-by-age-in-central-eastern-europe-than-in-western-europe","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2018\/12\/04\/views-of-national-identity-differ-less-by-age-in-central-eastern-europe-than-in-western-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Views of national identity differ less by age in Central, Eastern Europe than in Western Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2018\/12\/04\/views-of-national-identity-differ-less-by-age-in-central-eastern-europe-than-in-western-europe\/ft_18-12-03_youngoldeastvswesteurope_featured-jpg\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7c665c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c665c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/FT_18.12.03_YoungOldEastvsWestEurope_featured-jpg.webp?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/FT_18.12.03_YoungOldEastvsWestEurope_featured-jpg.webp?resize=640,360 640w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/FT_18.12.03_YoungOldEastvsWestEurope_featured-jpg.webp?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21356 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of a Serbian Orthodox church attend Easter Mass in Bosnia. (David Bathgate\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young adults in many Western European nations are substantially less likely than older people to say that being Christian, being native to their country, or having ancestry there is important to national belonging \u2013 that is, to being \u201ctruly British,\u201d \u201ctruly French,\u201d and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FT_18.12.03_YoungOldEastvsWestEurope_christianity420px.png?w=420\" alt=\"Christianity is important to national identity for both young and old in many parts of Central, Eastern Europe\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in Central and Eastern Europe, there often are no such divides between young adults and older people. Indeed, in many countries in this part of Europe, people of different ages are about equally likely to say that Christianity, birthplace and ancestry are important to national identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Russia, for example, 55% of adults under 35 say being Christian (specifically Orthodox Christian) is important to being truly Russian, roughly comparable to the 58% of older Russians who say this. And in Romania, similar shares of younger and older adults say being Christian (again, Orthodox Christian) is important to being truly Romanian (71% and 75%, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Western Europe, by comparison, adults under 35 are considerably less likely than older people to view being Christian as important to national identity. In Finland, 15% of adults under 35 say being Christian is important to being truly Finnish, compared with 38% of older Finns who say this. And in Ireland, 35% of younger adults say being Christian is important to being truly Irish, compared with 55% of older adults who say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FT_18.12.03_YoungOldEastvsWestEurope_age420px.png?w=420\" alt=\"Younger Western Europeans less likely than their elders to link birth, family ancestry to national identity\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These patterns persist when Europeans are asked about more nativist components of national identity, such as the importance of having been born in their country and the importance of having family ancestry there. In Georgia, for example, about two-thirds of both younger and older adults say being born in the country is important to being Georgian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, young adults in Western Europe are less likely than older people there to hold these views. In Germany, 39% of adults under 35 say being born in the country or having German ancestry is important to being truly German, compared with roughly half of older people who hold these views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, in several Central and Eastern European countries, there also is a significant difference between the views of younger and older adults on these issues. In Poland, for example, 54% of adults under 35 say being Christian (specifically Catholic) is important to being truly Polish, compared with 69% among older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Central and Eastern Europeans of all ages are generally more likely than Western Europeans to tie their views on national identity to Christianity, birthplace and ancestry. What\u2019s more, the fact that the opinions of younger Central and Eastern Europeans on these issues are often similar to their elders\u2019 views suggests that this regional difference may persist after older generations pass from the scene. 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