°Subjective criteria of national affiliation
	‘What is important for being truly Swiss?*’ 2003
	(*German, Armerican, English, Spanish, French, Swedish)
Answers «very/fairly important» in % by education and country					Answers «very/fairly important» in % by age and country					Answers «very/fairly important» in % by political orientation and country
		To have Swiss ancestry	To respect Swiss political institutions and laws				To have Swiss ancestry	To respect Swiss political institutions and laws				To have Swiss ancestry	To respect Swiss political institutions and laws
SE	Low education	33.5	76.1		SE	18–39 years	6.8	77.2		SE	Left	15.5	78.8
	Intermediate	11.7	79.3			40–59 years	11.4	79.2			Centre	11.5	79.1
	High education	4.3	79.7			60 years and over	29.7	81.4			Right	14.2	82.9
FR	Low education	42.4	77.8		FR	18–39 years	17.6	69.1		FR	Left	13.6	68.1
	Intermediate	29.6	75.0			40–59 years	22.7	75.2			Centre	24.8	78.2
	High education	10.6	71.4			60 years and over	42.9	81.0			Right	34.1	85.1
US	Low education	52.6	68.5		US	18–39 years	24.2	66.9		US	Left	31.5	69.8
	Intermediate	35.3	73.0			40–59 years	33.3	79.6			Centre	32.2	68.2
	High education	18.1	77.6			60 years and over	44.6	77.8			Right	30.7	85.2
UK*	Low education	43.6	51.6		UK*	18–39 years	14.4	37.4		UK*	Left	29.7	48.6
	Intermediate	23.3	45.3			40–59 years	23.2	53.1			Centre	24.0	44.8
	High education	13.4	52.1			60 years and over	55.0	62.3			Right	30.9	56.7
DE	Low education	32.0	43.0		DE	18–39 years	11.3	39.7		DE	Left	16.1	41.4
	Intermediate	12.5	38.6			40–59 years	14.8	37.8			Centre	22.3	37.2
	High education	10.6	39.8			60 years and over	41.5	45.0			Right	26.4	45.3
CH	Low education	16.7	29.5		CH	18–39 years	7.4	32.5		CH	Left	5.7	35.6
	Intermediate	14.6	34.3			40–59 years	10.8	35.7			Centre	11.7	30.5
	High education	7.4	42.5			60 years and over	22.8	40.0			Right	21.2	49.5
ES	Low education	27.6	37.2		ES	18–39 years	20.3	30.1		ES	Left	19.1	27.9
	Intermediate	21.5	31.9			40–59 years	23.6	35.2			Centre	28.2	38.3
	High education	19.4	30.1			60 years and over	32.8	41.5			Right	32.3	48.2
UK*: without Northern Ireland					UK*: without Northern Ireland					UK*: without Northern Ireland