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Table 1 Social distance scale

From: How welcome do Iranian-Americans feel in their homeland? Perceptions of social distance among Muslim, Jewish, and Non-Religious Iranian-American adults

1. Do you believe Euro-Americans would marry into the Iranian-American group

Yes, no

2. Do you believe Euro-Americans would like Iranian-Americans as close friends

Yes, no

3. Do you believe Euro-Americans would like Iranian-Americans as next door neighbors

Yes, no

4. Do you believe Euro-Americans would like to work in the same office with Iranian-Americans

Yes, no

5. Do you believe Euro-Americans would like Iranian-Americans as speaking acquaintances only

Yes, no

6. Do you believe Euro-Americans would like Iranian-Americans as visitors only to the USA

Yes, no

7. Do you believe Euro-Americans would like to debar Iranian Americans from the USA

Yes, no

  1. Bogardus (1959)
  2. The higher the score, the less welcome people feel in the USA
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