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Cross-cultural Tolerance and Intolerance in
Mongolia:An Exploration Based on Analyses of Survey Data
Kunio MinatoRitsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan), Ph.D.
The 2nd International Research Conference“New Trends in Mongol Studies II”
Introduction• Mongolia has witnessed the rise of ultra-
nationalists that advocate exclusivism since mid-2000s• The problem is whether their claim gains
popularity• Some argue that those groups don’t represent
majority of the Mongolians• Others point out that prejudice to foreign people
or resentment toward China is not uncommon• However, neither kind of arguments lack
empirical grounding2
Research Questions(1) Do the ordinary Mongolians show tolerant /
intolerant attitude toward people with different culture more than with other groups of people?
(2) Do the ordinary Mongolians, compared to other former socialist countries, show tolerant / intolerant attitude toward people with different culture?
(3) What factors relate to tolerant / intolerant attitude toward people with different culture? 3
Data• Life in Transition Survey II (LiTSII) will be used for
analyses• LiTSII is the second survey designed and
conducted by the European Bank of Resurrection and Development• The survey was conducted in former socialist
countries (except Turkmenistan) and some other European countries in 2010• Respondents in Mongolia are 1,000 people aged
18 or over, selected through multi-stage random sampling method
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Questions in Focus (q3.17)“To what extent do you agree with the following statements?”
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StronglyDisagree
Disagree
Neither
Agree
StronglyAgree
NotApplicable
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a. People from other ethnic groups are enriching the cultural life of our country
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
b. The presence of people from other ethnic groups is a cause of insecurity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
c. The presence of people from other ethnic groups increases unemployment
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Questions in Focus (q3.33)“On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors? Please just read out the letter that applies.” (Multiple answers)
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a. Families with children i. Gypsiesb. Pedophiles j. People of a different religionc. Drug addicts k. Poor people d. People of a different race l. Heavy drinkerse. People who have AIDS m. Unmarried couples living together f. Elderly people n. Jewish peopleg. Immigrants / Foreign workers o. People who speak a different
languageh. Homosexuals p. Other (specify: )
• The four items in red are in focus
Result (q3.17)
7• Majority of the Mongolians hold negative attitude toward people from different ethnic groups
Result (q3.33)
8• “Selected” in the four items on different culture does not
gain a majority, but is higher than many other items
Cross-national Comparison
• Result in Mongolia will be compared with other former socialist countries• For the sake of simplicity, response categories
“Strongly agree” and “Agree” is put together into “Yes”• Similarly, the categories “Strongly disagree” and
“Disagree” is merged into “No”
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Comparison (q3.17a)
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People from other ethnic groups are enriching the cultural life of our country Yes Neither No Yes Neither No
1Estonia (961) 63.9% 22.8% 13.3% 16Lithuania (907) 39.6% 34.3% 26.1%2Kazakhstan (886) 63.7% 24.7% 11.6% 17Ukraine (1386) 38.5% 32.2% 29.3%3Tajikistan (853) 63.2% 14.3% 22.5% 18Slovakia (907) 37.5% 37.7% 24.8%4Croatia (950) 60.1% 29.7% 10.2% 19Hungary (991) 37.4% 30.9% 31.7%5Latvia (938) 57.4% 21.3% 21.3% 20Bosnia-Herzegovina (1016) 36.2% 40.7% 23.0%6Serbia (1453) 51.8% 32.3% 15.9% 21Russia (1394) 36.1% 24.0% 39.9%7Moldova (791) 50.7% 25.2% 24.1% 22Georgia (832) 35.7% 22.5% 41.8%8Uzbekistan (1024) 49.8% 25.4% 24.8% 23Kosovo (953) 33.4% 33.2% 33.5%9Romania (847) 47.3% 29.4% 23.3% 24Albania (932) 32.0% 38.5% 29.5%
10Poland (1486) 47.1% 36.1% 16.8% 25Azerbaijan (822) 31.1% 22.7% 46.1%11Macedonia (1,029) 47.0% 30.3% 22.6% 26Bulgaria (890) 30.8% 34.7% 34.5%12Belarus (791) 46.8% 31.0% 22.3% 27Armenia (762) 25.7% 20.7% 53.5%13Slovenia (930) 46.2% 30.5% 23.2% 28Mongolia (784) 25.6% 18.5% 55.9%14Montenegro (880) 46.0% 38.2% 15.8% 29Czech Republic (980) 20.1% 36.8% 43.1%15Kyrgyzstan (920) 45.0% 16.2% 38.8% Total (28295) 43.1% 29.2% 27.7%
Note: Countries are listed in order of the percentage of “Yes”. Figure in the parentheses show the number of respondents.
Comparison (q3.17b)
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The presence of people from other ethnic groups is a cause of insecurity Yes Neither No Yes Neither No
1Mongolia (814) 69.0% 12.8% 18.2% 16Kyrgyzstan (897) 28.1% 23.7% 48.2%2Czech Republic (988) 53.1% 25.6% 21.3% 17Romania (842) 28.0% 34.1% 37.9%3Russia (1424) 51.8% 22.8% 25.4% 18Armenia (743) 27.5% 24.4% 48.2%4Hungary (992) 44.1% 32.4% 23.6% 19Poland (1487) 26.8% 40.4% 32.8%5Bulgaria (889) 38.8% 32.8% 28.3% 20Kazakhstan (873) 26.6% 29.7% 43.8%6Georgia (831) 37.5% 31.8% 30.7% 21Slovenia (925) 25.1% 33.2% 41.7%7Estonia (951) 33.5% 26.6% 39.9% 22Lithuania (901) 23.6% 39.2% 37.2%8Macedonia (1042) 33.1% 32.7% 34.2% 23Belarus (779) 23.2% 38.6% 38.1%9Kosovo (971) 32.3% 37.8% 29.9% 24Moldova (731) 20.9% 35.2% 43.9%
10Latvia (890) 31.0% 25.3% 43.7% 25Croatia (942) 19.4% 32.3% 48.3%11Tajikistan (808) 30.3% 18.9% 50.7% 26Serbia (1452) 18.9% 32.9% 48.3%12Slovakia (906) 30.2% 45.7% 24.1% 27Albania (923) 15.9% 44.0% 40.1%13Azerbaijan (809) 29.9% 27.1% 43.0% 28Bosnia-Herzegovina (1011) 15.7% 43.1% 41.1%14Ukraine (1412) 29.5% 37.8% 32.7% 29Montenegro (862) 12.5% 47.1% 40.4%15Uzbekistan (974) 29.4% 31.6% 39.0% Total (34379) 32.2% 31.7% 36.1%
Note: Countries are listed in order of the percentage of “Yes”. Figure in the parentheses show the number of respondents.
Comparison (q3.17c)
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The presence of people from other ethnic groups increases unemployment Yes Neither No Yes Neither No
1Mongolia (842) 75.7% 15.0% 9.4% 16Slovenia (934) 36.0% 28.8% 35.2%2Czech Republic (986) 64.0% 24.7% 11.3% 17Poland (1494) 34.9% 36.5% 28.6%3Russia (1443) 60.1% 21.1% 18.8% 18Armenia (730) 30.7% 21.5% 47.8%4Hungary (994) 57.8% 25.9% 16.3% 19Romania (839) 30.6% 31.1% 38.3%5Georgia (860) 48.7% 24.4% 26.9% 20Belarus (795) 30.6% 36.7% 32.7%6Azerbaijan (809) 47.7% 16.7% 35.6% 21Tajikistan (782) 28.9% 22.5% 48.6%7Latvia (900) 46.0% 21.6% 32.4% 22Croatia (941) 28.7% 34.0% 37.3%8Bulgaria (879) 44.0% 30.7% 25.3% 23Uzbekistan (970) 28.2% 32.0% 39.8%9Kosovo (966) 43.7% 36.5% 19.8% 24Serbia (1447) 27.9% 32.9% 39.3%
10Estonia (927) 43.1% 21.5% 35.4% 25Kyrgyzstan (897) 25.9% 23.2% 50.9%11Ukraine (1406) 42.5% 31.5% 26.0% 26Montenegro (868) 24.7% 43.2% 32.1%12Macedonia (1037) 39.8% 27.4% 32.8% 27Moldova (719) 21.3% 29.3% 49.4%13Slovakia (892) 39.3% 42.7% 17.9% 28Albania (918) 19.3% 42.0% 38.7%14Kazakhstan (871) 39.0% 29.6% 31.3% 29Bosnia-Herzegovina (1010) 18.3% 40.6% 41.1%15Lithuania (899) 38.4% 33.1% 28.5% Total (34338) 39.1% 29.1% 31.8%
Note: Countries are listed in order of the percentage of “Yes”. Figure in the parentheses show the number of respondents.
Comparison (q3.33d)
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People of a different race Selected Not Selected Өөр өнгөтэй арьстан Selected Not
Selected1Armenia (1000) 32.3 67.7 16Georgia (999) 13.3 86.7 2Moldova (1043) 31.5 68.5 17Albania (1055) 12.7 87.3 3Azerbaijan (1002) 27.2 72.9 18Uzbekistan (1498) 12.6 87.4 4Czech Republic (1007) 23.7 76.3 19Slovakia (1009) 10.5 89.5 5Mongolia (1000) 23.6 76.4 20Slovenia (994) 10.3 89.7 6Tajikistan (1007) 21.5 78.6 21Bosnia-Herzegovina (1084) 10.2 89.8 7Kyrgyzstan (1014) 19.8 80.2 22Poland (1608) 9.7 90.3 8Macedonia (1072) 19.7 80.3 23Montenegro (1010) 8.7 91.3 9Hungary (1040) 19.4 80.6 24Estonia (1001) 8.5 91.5
10Kosovo (1091) 17.4 82.6 25Kazakhstan (999) 8.1 91.9 11Lithuania (1010) 16.5 83.5 26Latvia (985) 7.8 92.2 12Russia (1581) 15.3 84.7 27Romania (1065) 7.8 92.2 13Belarus (1000) 14.4 85.6 28Serbia (1510) 7.6 92.4 14Bulgaria (1006) 14.3 85.7 29Croatia (1000) 6.4 93.6 15Ukraine (1553) 13.7 86.4 Total (32243) 15.1 85.0
Note: Countries are listed in order of the percentage of “Selected”. Figure in the parentheses show the number of respondents.
Comparison (q3.33g)
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Immigrants / foreign workers Selected Not Selected Цагаач / гадаадын ажилчид Selected Not
Selected1Mongolia (1000) 31.3 68.7 16Lithuania (1010) 14.9 85.2 2Russia (1581) 28.8 71.2 17Kyrgyzstan (1014) 14.5 85.5 3Czech Republic (1007) 27.4 72.6 18Armenia (1000) 12.2 87.8 4Moldova (1043) 24.3 75.7 19Slovakia (1009) 11.8 88.2 5Hungary (1040) 24.0 76.0 20Montenegro (1010) 10.6 89.4 6Estonia (1001) 23.6 76.4 21Tajikistan (1007) 10.5 89.5 7Belarus (1000) 21.6 78.4 22Bulgaria (1006) 10.4 89.6 8Kazakhstan (999) 20.8 79.2 23Romania (1065) 9.3 90.7 9Macedonia (1072) 20.0 80.0 24Serbia (1510) 8.8 91.2
10Uzbekistan (1498) 18.4 81.6 25Poland (1608) 8.3 91.7 11Ukraine (1553) 17.9 82.1 26Georgia (999) 8.1 91.9 12Slovenia (994) 17.7 82.3 27Bosnia-Herzegovina (1084) 7.8 92.3 13Latvia (985) 17.4 82.6 28Croatia (1000) 7.3 92.7 14Azerbaijan (1002) 17.0 83.0 29Albania (1055) 4.4 95.6 15Kosovo (1091) 16.0 84.1 Total (32243) 16.3 84.0
Note: Countries are listed in order of the percentage of “Yes”. Figure in the parentheses show the number of respondents.
Comparison (q3.33j)
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People of a different religion Selected Not Selected Өөр шашинтан Selected Not
Selected1Moldova (1043) 30.6 69.4 16Bosnia-Herzegovina (1084) 7.4 92.6 2Armenia (1000) 27.8 72.2 17Bulgaria (1006) 7.1 92.9 3Tajikistan (1007) 26.3 73.7 18Kazakhstan (999) 6.9 93.1 4Azerbaijan (1002) 24.3 75.8 19Slovenia (994) 6.3 93.7 5Kyrgyzstan (1014) 22.7 77.3 20Poland (1608) 5.7 94.3 6Mongolia (1000) 17.6 82.4 21Serbia (1510) 5.3 94.7 7Georgia (999) 13.2 86.8 22Hungary (1040) 5.1 94.9 8Kosovo (1091) 12.6 87.4 23Romania (1065) 5.0 95.0 9Lithuania (1010) 11.9 88.1 24Estonia (1001) 4.5 95.5
10Czech Republic (1007) 10.8 89.2 25Albania (1055) 4.4 95.6 11Macedonia (1072) 10.1 89.9 26Montenegro (1010) 3.6 96.4 12Russia (1581) 9.6 90.5 27Latvia (985) 3.6 96.5 13Ukraine (1553) 9.3 90.7 28Slovakia (1009) 2.9 97.1 14Belarus (1000) 8.5 91.5 29Croatia (1000) 2.4 97.6 15Uzbekistan (1498) 8.5 91.5 Total (32243) 10.5 89.5
Note: Countries are listed in order of the percentage of “Yes”. Figure in the parentheses show the number of respondents.
Comparison (q3.33o)
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People who speak a different language Selected Not
Selected Өөр хэлээр ярьдаг хүмүүс Selected Not Selected
1Moldova (1043) 22.7 77.3 16Romania (1065) 5.1 94.9 2Mongolia (1000) 17.5 82.5 17Montenegro (1010) 5.1 95.0 3Kosovo (1091) 13.4 86.6 18Bosnia-Herzegovina (1084) 4.4 95.6 4Kyrgyzstan (1014) 12.7 87.3 19Georgia (999) 4.4 95.6 5Russia (1581) 11.1 88.9 20Serbia (1510) 3.8 96.2 6Czech Republic (1007) 9.2 90.8 21Azerbaijan (1002) 3.4 96.6 7Ukraine (1553) 8.8 91.2 22Bulgaria (1006) 3.4 96.6 8Tajikistan (1007) 8.7 91.3 23Slovakia (1009) 3.4 96.6 9Uzbekistan (1498) 8.7 91.3 24Estonia (1001) 3.3 96.7
10Armenia (1000) 8.3 91.7 25Albania (1055) 2.8 97.3 11Belarus (1000) 8.1 91.9 26Kazakhstan (999) 2.4 97.6 12Macedonia (1072) 6.0 94.0 27Lithuania (1010) 2.3 97.7 13Slovenia (994) 5.6 94.4 28Croatia (1000) 2.0 98.0 14Hungary (1040) 5.3 94.7 29Latvia (985) 0.9 99.1 15Poland (1608) 5.2 94.8 Total (32243) 6.9 93.1
Note: Countries are listed in order of the percentage of “Yes”. Figure in the parentheses show the number of respondents.
The Result Shows …
• Negative attitude toward people from different ethnic group is more common in Mongolia than other former socialist countries• The percentage of people who selected the
groups of people with different culture is relatively high (or the highest) in Mongolia
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MCA•MCA stands for multiple correspondence
analysis•MCA is a method of multivariate analysis
to examine relationship among categorical variables• The result is presented as a 2-dimentional
scatter chart• Distance between two points shows the
relationship of the categories 18
Single-Country Analysis
19Note: IFWs stands for “Immigrants/Foreign workers.”
• “OK”-s of q3.33 are very close• Factors
relating to exclusive attitude (q3.33) are hard to find
Cross-National Analysis
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• Mongolia is close to all the negative categories• Mongolia
almost overlaps with “IFWs”
Conclusion• A majority of the Mongolians are tolerant to
people with different culture• However, the level of tolerance is relatively low in
Mongolia• Factors relating to (in-)tolerance is not clear• Further research is required to find factors relating
to the Mongolian attitude toward different culture
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Анхаарал хандуулсантанд баярлалаа!
Acknowledgement: This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 25870905. The presentation of this paper at this conference was supported by the Overseas Travel Support Program for Researchers at Ritsumeikan University. I appreciate the EBRD for providing the Mongolian version of the questionnaire.