For decades after the Second World War, any national symbol or expression was a taboo. However, the Germans are becoming increasingly patriotic. During a study in 2009, in which some 2,000 German citizens age 14 and upwards filled out a questionnaire, nearly 60% of those surveyed agreed with the sentiment "I'm proud to be German." And 78%, if free to choose their nation, would opt for German nationality with "near or absolute certainty". Another study in 2009, carried out by the Identity Foundation in Düsseldorf, showed that 73% of the Germans were proud of their country, twice more than 8 years earlier. According to Eugen Buss, a sociology professor at the University of Hohenheim, there's an ongoing normalisation and more and more Germans are becoming openly proud of their country.
For decades after the Second World War , any national symbol or expression was a taboo . However , the Germans are becoming increasingly patriotic . During a study in 2009 , in which some 2,000 German citizens age 14 and upwards filled out a questionnaire , nearly 60 % of those surveyed agreed with the sentiment " I 'm proud to be German . " And 78 % , if free to choose their nation , would opt for German nationality with " near or absolute certainty " . Another study in 2009 , carried out by the Identity Foundation in Düsseldorf , showed that 73 % of the Germans were proud of their country , twice more than 8 years earlier . According to Eugen Buss , a sociology professor at the University of Hohenheim , there 's an ongoing normalisation and more and more Germans are becoming openly proud of their country .
What percentage of 14 year olds said they were proud to be German in 2009?
What percentage of 14 year olds said they were proud to be German in 2009 ?
60
60