The purpose of this study was to identify the dimensions of ethnic identity among a group of Italo-Australians living in the Australian Capital Territory. The data from 68 of 3532 persons sampled from electoral rolls, explored by factor analysis suggests that socio-cultural activities, family, ingroup, and conservative-traditional factors are salient dimensions of Italian-Australian identity.
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