1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File
world1 WORLD IMAGE: MUCH EVIL VS. MUCH GOOD
People have different images of the world and human
nature. We'd like to know the kinds of images you
have. Here is a card with sets of contrasting images.
On a scale of 1-7 where would you place your image of
the world and human nature between the two contrasting
images? Look at the first set of contrasting images.
If you think that "The world is basically filled with
evil and sin," you would place yourself at 1. If you
think "There is much goodness in the world which hints
at God's goodness" you would place yourself at 7. If
you think things are somewhere between these two you
would place yourself at 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Where would
you place your image of the world on the scale for:
"The world is basically filled with evil and sin" vs.
"There is much goodness in the world which hints at
God's goodness."
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.5 611 1 WORLD IS EVIL
3.7 342 2
8.0 752 3
28.4 2662 4
23.8 2232 5
13.8 1292 6
15.8 1476 7 WORLD IS GOOD
20 8 DK
210 9 NA
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world2 WORLD IMAGE: THE GOOD MUST ACT VS. NOT
Where would you place your image of the world on the
scale for: "The good person must be deeply involved in
the problems and activities of the world" vs. "The
good person must avoid contamination by the corruption
of the world."
PCT N VALUE LABEL
22.7 341 1 THE GOOD MUST ACT
13.1 197 2
16.1 243 3
27.6 415 4
8.0 121 5
4.1 61 6
8.4 127 7 GOOD MUST BEWARE
9 8 DK
20 9 NA
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world3 WORLD IMAGE: GOD NOT HERE VS. HERE
Where would you place your image of the world on the
scale for: "God is almost totally removed from the
sinfulness of the world" vs. "God reveals Himself in
and through the world."
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.1 61 1 GOD NOT HERE
2.2 33 2
2.6 39 3
20.1 297 4
18.9 279 5
16.1 237 6
35.9 530 7 GOD IS HERE
23 8 DK
35 9 NA
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world4 WORLD IMAGE: MAN IS GOOD VS. CORRUPT
Where would you place your image of the world on the
scale for: "Human nature is basically good" vs. "Human
nature is fundamentally perverse and corrupt."
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.6 1928 1 PEOPLE ARE GOOD
20.7 1937 2
18.3 1713 3
24.0 2246 4
7.2 679 5
3.3 307 6
6.0 564 7 PEOPLE ARE EVIL
20 8 DK
203 9 NA
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world5 WORLD IMAGE: ARTS ARE GOOD VS. NOT
Where would you place your image of the world on the
scale for: "Through such things as art and music we
learn more about God" vs. "It is dangerous for a human
to be too concerned about worldly things like art and
music."
PCT N VALUE LABEL
31.3 465 1 ARTS CAN BE HOLY
20.4 303 2
17.4 258 3
22.5 334 4
3.6 53 5
1.7 25 6
3.2 48 7 ARTS CAN BE EVIL
18 8 DK
30 9 NA
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world6 WORLD IMAGE: CHAOS VS. HARMONY
Where would you place your image of the world on the
scale for: "The world is a place of strife and
disorder" vs. "Harmony and cooperation prevail in the
world."
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.9 163 1 WORLD IS CHAOTIC
8.5 128 2
14.4 215 3
37.7 565 4
16.2 242 5
5.5 83 6
6.8 102 7 WORLD IS HARMONIOUS
13 8 DK
23 9 NA
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world7 WORLD IMAGE: ACH. REVEALS GOD VS. NOT
Where would you place your image of the world on the
scale for: "Human achievement helps to reveal God in
the world." vs. "Most human activity is vain and
foolish."
PCT N VALUE LABEL
27.1 401 1 ACTION REVEALS GOD
19.8 292 2
20.1 297 3
20.3 300 4
5.8 86 5
2.8 42 6
4.1 60 7 MOST ACTS ARE VAIN
20 8 DK
36 9 NA
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libtemp FEELING THERMOMETER -- LIBERALS
I'd like to get your feelings toward groups that are
in the news these days. I will use something we call
the feeling thermometer, and here is how it works.
I'll read the names of a group and I'd like you to
rate that group using the feeling thermometer. Ratings
between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean that you feel
favorable and warm toward the group. Ratings between 0
degrees and 50 degrees mean that you don't feel
favorable toward the group and that you don't care too
much for that group. If we come to a group whose name
you don't recognize, you don't need to rate that
group. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one.
If you do recognize the name, but you don't feel
particularly warm or cold toward the group, you would
rate the group at the 50 degree mark. Our first group
is liberals. How would you rate this group using the
thermometer?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.7 131 0
0.1 3 1
0.1 2 5
0.0 1 7
0.4 16 10
2.6 94 15
0.0 1 19
0.5 17 20
0.6 23 25
6.7 240 30
0.0 1 32
0.0 1 33
0.1 5 35
10.4 373 40
0.3 11 45
0.1 2 49
28.2 1011 50
0.3 12 51
0.0 1 52
0.0 1 53
0.2 7 55
17.8 636 60
0.4 13 65
14.5 518 70
1.4 50 75
0.0 1 76
0.9 32 80
0.0 1 82
0.0 1 84
6.2 222 85
0.6 20 90
0.0 1 94
0.1 3 95
0.0 1 97
0.0 1 98
3.5 126 100
322 998 DK
56 999 NA
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contemp FEELING THERMOMETER -- CONSERVATIVES
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.8 66 0
0.1 2 1
0.0 1 4
0.2 7 10
2.1 77 15
0.4 13 20
0.3 11 25
4.8 174 30
0.0 1 33
0.1 4 35
9.5 341 40
0.2 9 45
0.2 6 49
24.2 871 50
0.3 10 51
0.1 2 52
0.0 1 53
0.2 9 55
22.2 799 60
0.2 9 65
16.6 599 70
0.0 1 72
1.3 46 75
1.3 46 80
9.7 349 85
0.6 23 90
0.1 2 95
0.0 1 98
3.3 120 100
304 998 DK
53 999 NA
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prottemp FEELING THERMOMETER -- PROTESTANTS
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.8 29 0
0.0 1 1
0.1 2 5
0.0 1 6
0.0 1 7
0.2 8 10
0.6 24 15
0.3 11 20
0.1 5 25
1.1 40 30
0.0 1 32
0.0 1 33
0.1 2 35
2.7 100 40
0.0 1 42
0.2 6 45
23.0 857 50
0.3 10 51
0.2 6 55
11.8 440 60
0.3 10 65
18.9 702 70
1.6 58 75
2.4 89 80
0.0 1 83
17.6 654 85
1.7 63 90
0.3 13 95
0.0 1 98
0.0 1 99
15.7 585 100
183 998 DK
51 999 NA
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cathtemp FEELING THERMOMETER -- CATHOLICS
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.5 58 0
0.0 1 1
0.0 1 3
0.1 2 5
0.2 8 10
1.3 47 15
0.2 6 20
0.2 7 25
2.1 79 30
0.0 1 33
0.1 3 35
4.7 177 40
0.1 3 45
0.1 2 49
21.4 802 50
0.1 5 51
0.0 1 52
0.1 5 55
14.3 536 60
0.3 10 65
18.3 685 70
1.5 57 75
2.3 88 80
0.1 2 83
16.5 617 85
1.4 53 90
0.2 9 95
0.0 1 97
0.0 1 99
12.8 480 100
162 998 DK
48 999 NA
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jewtemp FEELING THERMOMETER -- JEWS
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.1 76 0
0.1 2 1
0.0 1 5
0.0 1 6
0.6 22 10
1.2 46 15
0.0 1 17
0.6 23 20
0.3 11 25
2.7 99 30
0.0 1 33
0.1 4 35
5.4 199 40
0.2 7 45
0.1 2 49
28.4 1045 50
0.2 6 51
0.0 1 52
0.2 8 55
14.8 544 60
0.1 5 65
18.5 682 70
0.0 1 72
1.4 52 75
0.1 2 78
1.5 55 80
0.0 1 83
12.8 472 85
0.6 22 90
0.1 4 95
0.0 1 98
0.0 1 99
7.7 283 100
224 998 DK
53 999 NA
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fepriest R FAVORS WOMEN AS PRIESTS
CATHOLIC RESPONDENTS: As I read this statement, will
you tell me whether you agree strongly, agree
somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly? It
would be a good thing if women were allowed to be
ordained as priests.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
24.3 88 1 AGREE STRONGLY
30.7 111 2 AGREE SOMEWHAT
16.0 58 3 DISAGREE SOMEWHAT
29.0 105 4 DISAGREE STRONGLY
14 8 NO OPINION
6 9 NA
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feclergy R FAVORS WOMEN AS MINISTERS
ASK NON-CATHOLICS ONLY: Do you favor or oppose women
as pastors, ministers, priests, or rabbis in your own
faith or denomination?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
63.4 617 1 FAVOR
36.6 356 2 OPPOSE
85 8 NO OPINION
33 9 NA
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relgrade GRADE GIVEN RELIGION
Using the school grading system of A,B,C,D, and F for
Fail, how do you rate your church or religious group
in meeting your spiritual needs?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
29.3 278 1 A
30.2 287 2 B
19.2 182 3 C
4.7 45 4 D
3.5 33 5 F
13.2 125 6 NO RELIGION
51 8 DK
5 9 NA
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racmar FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE
Do you think there should be laws against marriages
between (Negroes/Blacks) and whites?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.5 5956 1 YES
73.5 16505 2 NO
591 8 DK
128 9 NA
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racmar10 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RAC INTRMAR 10 YRS AGO
Now thinking about ten years ago, that is in 1972, did
you then think there should be laws against marriages
between (Negroes/Blacks) and whites?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.5 585 1 YES
66.5 1161 2 NO
97 8 DK
17 9 NA
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racdin OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER
How strongly would you object if a member of your
family wanted to bring a (Negro/Black) friend home to
dinner? Would you object strongly, mildly, or not at
all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.8 1296 1 STRONGLY OBJECT
13.6 1637 2 MILDLY OBJECT
75.6 9100 3 NOT OBJECT
185 8 DK
42 9 NA
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racpush BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH
Here are some opinions other people have expressed in
connection with (Negro/Black)-white relations. Which
statement on the card domes closest to how you,
yourself, feel? A. (Negroes/Blacks) shouldn't push
themselves where they're not wanted.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
34.6 4622 1 AGREE STRONGLY
29.4 3925 2 AGREE SLIGHTLY
18.9 2524 3 DISAGREE SLIGHTLY
17.1 2283 4 DISAGREE STRONGLY
375 8 DK
59 9 NA
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racseg WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD
White people have a right to keep (Negroes/Blacks) out
of their neighborhoods if they want to, and
(Negroes/Blacks) should respect that right.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.7 2182 1 AGREE STRONGLY
14.1 2630 2 AGREE SLIGHTLY
25.1 4677 3 DISAGREE SLIGHTLY
49.1 9140 4 DISAGREE STRONGLY
527 8 DK
65 9 NA
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racopen VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW
Suppose there is a community-wide vote on the general
housing issue. There are two possible laws to vote on.
Which law would you vote for? A. One law says that a
homeowner can decide for himself whom to sell his
house to, even if he prefers not to sell to
(Negroes/Blacks). B. The second law says that a
homeowner cannot refuse to sell to someone because of
their race or color.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
47.3 9647 1 OWNER DECIDES
50.8 10356 2 CANT DISCRIMINATE
2.0 400 3 NEITHER
363 8 DK
102 9 NA
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raclive ANY OPP. RACE IN NEIGHBORHOOD
Are there any (Negroes/Blacks) living in this
neighborhood now?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
50.7 15165 1 YES
49.3 14772 2 NO
1254 8 DK
104 9 NA
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racclos ANY OPP. RACE LIVING CLOSE TO R
Are there any (Negro/Black) families living close to
you?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
71.7 10351 1 YES
28.3 4076 2 NO
23 8 DK
266 9 NA
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racdis HOW FAR ARE CLOSEST OPP. RACE
How many blocks (or miles) away do they (the
[Negro/Black] families who live closest to you) live?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
47.1 6742 1 SAME BLOCK
31.0 4445 2 1-3 BLKS AWAY
12.6 1799 3 4-8 BLKS AWAY
9.3 1330 4 OVER 8 BLKS
59 8 DK
341 9 NA
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racinteg WILL NEIGHBORHOOD BECOME ALL BLACK
Do you think this neighborhood will become all
(Negro/Black) in the next few years, or will it remain
integrated?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.5 852 1 ALL BLACK
93.5 12255 2 STAY INTEGRATED
0.0 2 3 MIXED,NOT WH-BL
497 8 DK
278 9 NA
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racobjct NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRATED BY SAME SES
Of a Negro with the same income and education as you
have, moved into your block, would it make any
difference to you?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.3 17 1 YES,WOULD LIKE IT
14.1 186 2 YES,WOULD NOT LIKE
84.6 1117 3 NO DIFFERENCE
29 8 DK
3 9 NA
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rachome OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER RECENTLY
During the last few years, has anyone in your family
brought a friend who was a (Negro/Black) home for
dinner?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
29.6 6008 1 YES
70.4 14318 2 NO
73 8 DK
102 9 NA
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racschol SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL
Here are a few questions regarding race relations in
our country. We'd like your opinion. Do you think
white students and (Negro/Black) students should go to
the same schools or to separate schools?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
89.3 8885 1 SAME SCHOOLS
10.7 1060 2 SEPARATE SCHOOLS
202 8 DK
47 9 NA
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racfew CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WITH OPPOSITE RACE
Would you yourself have any objection to sending your
children to a school where a few of the children are
[Whites/Negroes/Blacks]?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.9 1013 1 YES, OBJECT
95.1 19505 2 NO
188 8 DK
80 9 NA
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rachaf CHILDREN TO SCHOOL HALF OPPOSITE RACE
IF NO OR DON'T KNOW: Where half of the children are
[White/Negroes/Blacks]?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
17.4 3328 1 YES, OBJECT
82.6 15791 2 NO
525 8 DK
129 9 NA
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racmost CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MOSTLY OPPOSITE RACE
IF NO OR DON'T KNOW: Where more than half of the
children are [White/Negroes/Blacks]?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
40.7 6255 1 YES, OBJECT
59.3 9102 2 NO
883 8 DK
198 9 NA
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busing ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING
ASK EVERYONE: In general, do you favor or oppose the
busing of (Negro/Black) and white school children from
one school district to another?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
25.5 5601 1 FAVOR
74.5 16359 2 OPPOSE
985 8 DK
113 9 NA
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busing10 FAVOR BUSING 10 YRS AGO
Now, thinking about ten years ago, that is in 1972,
did you then favor or oppose the busing of
(Negro/Black) and white school children from one
school district to another?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
28.7 482 1 FAVOR
71.3 1196 2 OPPOSE
169 8 DK
13 9 NA
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racpres WOULD VOTE FOR BLACK PRESIDENT
If your party nominated a (Negro/Black) for President,
would you vote for him if he were qualified for the
job?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
85.0 16606 1 YES
15.0 2938 2 NO
874 8 DK
97 9 NA
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racjob EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ON JOBS
Do you think Negroes should have as good a chance as
white people to get any kind of job, or do you think
white people should have the first chance at any kind
of job?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
96.8 1289 1 AS GOOD A CHANCE
3.2 43 2 WHITES FIRST
16 8 DK
4 9 NA
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racchurh ATTEND CHURCH WITH OTHER RACE
ASK IN TERMS OF OPPOSITE RACE: Do
(Blacks/Negroes)/Whites attend the church that you,
yourself, attend most often, or not?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
41.9 5232 1 YES
58.1 7262 2 NO
2268 3 NO CHURCH
18 8 DK
97 9 NA
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color RS SKIN COLOR
IF BLACK: Respondent's skin color is...
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.1 50 1 VERY DARK BROWN
25.3 125 2 DARK BROWN
47.1 233 3 MEDIUM BROWN
14.7 73 4 LIGHT BROWN
2.8 14 5 VERY LIGHT BROWN
15 9 NA
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racname PREFERED RACIAL NAME
BLACK RESPONDENTS: Which would you most like to be
called, "Black," "Negro," "Colored," or "Afro-
American," or does it made any difference?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
76.5 264 1 BLACK
8.4 29 2 NEGRO
6.7 23 3 COLORED
8.4 29 4 AFRO-AMERICAN
158 8 MAKES NO DIFFERENCE
7 9 NA
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rachisch HOW INTEGRATED WAS RS HIGH SCHOOL
BLACK RESPONDENTS: Was the high school you attended
all black, integrated--but mostly black, or
integrated--but mostly white?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.6 33 0 DIDNT GO TO HS
47.0 235 1 ALL BLACK
24.0 120 2 MOSTLY BLACK
22.4 112 3 MOSTLY WHITE
10 9 NA
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racmix HOW MANY FRIENDS ARE WHITE
BLACK RESPONDENTS: How many of your close friends are
white?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.5 170 1 NONE
24.4 124 2 ONE OR TWO
42.1 214 3 THREE OR MORE
2 9 NA
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racneigh NEIGHBORHOOD R WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN
BLACK RESPONDENTS: If you could find the housing that
you would want and like, would you rather live in a
neighborhood that is all black; mostly black; half
black, half white; or mostly white?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.6 67 1 ALL BLACK
18.1 83 2 MOSTLY BLACK
61.6 282 3 .5 BLACK - .5 WHITE
5.7 26 4 MOSTLY WHITE
36 8 DK
16 9 NA
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racnobuy EVER BOYCOTT CERTAIN PRODUCTS
BLACK RESPONDENTS: Have you ever stopped buying
certain products because of the way the company or
country which makes them has treated black people?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.8 135 1 YES
73.2 369 2 NO
6 9 NA
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ractrust TRUST WHITE PEOPLE
BLACK RESPONDENTS: Do you feel you can trust most
white people, some white people, or no white people?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.2 36 1 MOST WHITE PEOPLE
81.9 411 2 SOME WHITE PEOPLE
11.0 55 3 NO WHITE PEOPLE
8 9 NA
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racparty WHICH PARTY HELPS BLACKS MORE
BLACK RESPONDENTS: Which party, the Republican or the
Democratic, do you feel will do more to help blacks in
the next few years, or do you think there isn't much
difference between the two?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.6 8 1 REPUBLICAN PARTY
69.1 336 2 DEMOCRATIC PARTY
29.2 142 3 NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE
17 8 DK
7 9 NA
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racocc EQUALITY IN OCCUPATION
BLACK RESPONDENTS: Do you feel that a black person who
has the same education and qualifications can get as
good a job as a white person? Would you say.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.1 66 1 ALMOST ALWAYS
54.0 271 2 SOMETIMES
32.9 165 3 ALMOST NEVER
3 8 DK
5 9 NA
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racinc EQUALITY IN INCOME
BLACK RESPONDENTS: If a black person has the same
qualifications as a white person, do you feel that he
or she can make as much money...
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.1 66 1 ALMOST ALWAYS
55.3 278 2 SOMETIMES
31.6 159 3 ALMOST NEVER
2 8 DK
5 9 NA
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racopnow OPPORTUNITIES IMPROVED IN LAST 5 YRS
BLACK RESPONDENTS: Do you think the opportunities for
blacks to get ahead have improved in the last five
years, remained about the same, or gotten worse?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
48.0 241 1 IMPROVED
32.1 161 2 REMAINED SAME
19.9 100 3 GOTTEN WORSE
4 8 DK
4 9 NA
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racopwil OPPORTUNITIES IMPROVE IN NEXT 5 YRS
BLACK RESPONDENTS: In the next five years, do you
think that opportunities for blacks to get ahead will
improve, remain about the same, or get worse?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
36.1 177 1 IMPROVE
34.3 168 2 REMAIN SAME
29.6 145 3 GET WORSE
14 8 DK
6 9 NA
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racimp IMPORTANCE OF RACE RELATIONS ISSUES TO R
BLACK RESPONDENTS: How important is the race relations
issue to you--would you say it is one of the most
important, important, not very important, or not
important at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.6 76 1 ONE OF MOST IMP
43.3 342 2 IMPORTANT
36.2 286 3 NOT VERY IMP
10.9 86 4 NOT IMP AT ALL
12 8 DK
2 9 NA
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racinfo HOW MUCH INFO DOES R HAVE ON RACE ISSUES
BLACK RESPONDENTS: How much information do you have
about the race relations issue. Do you have all the
information you need, most of the information, some
information, or very little information?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.4 98 1 ALL INFO R NEEDS
25.7 203 2 MOST INFO
42.0 332 3 SOME INFO
20.0 158 4 VERY LITTLE INFO
10 8 DK
3 9 NA
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racfirm HOW FIRM IS RS OPINION ON RACIAL ISSUES
BLACK RESPONDENTS: How firm are you about your opinion
on race relations--would you say you are very likely
to change your opinion, somewhat likely to change,
somewhat unlikely to change, or very unlikely to
change?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.0 31 1 VERY LIKELY TO CHANG
29.3 227 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
34.9 270 3 SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY
31.8 246 4 VERY UNLIKELY TO CHA
27 8 DK
3 9 NA
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raccare RS CONCERN ABOUT RACIAL ISSUES
How concerned are you personally about race relations?
Are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very
concerned, or not concerned at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
19.5 153 1 VERY CONCERNED
49.4 388 2 SOMEWHAT CONCERNED
22.0 173 3 NOT VERY CONCERNED
9.0 71 4 NOT CONCERNED AT ALL
6 8 DK
4 9 NA
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racthink HOW OFT R & FRNDS THINK ABT RACE ISSUES
How often would you say that you and your friends
think about race relations? Would you say that you and
your friends think about race relations very often,
fairly often, occasionally, or almost never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.1 56 1 VERY OFTEN
13.9 109 2 FAIRLY OFTEN
44.1 346 3 OCCASIONALLY
34.9 274 4 ALMOST NEVER
4 8 DK
6 9 NA
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racwrite R EVER WRITTEN OFFICIAL ABT RACE ISSUES
Have you ever written a letter to a public official
expressing your views on race relations?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.7 21 1 YES
97.3 767 2 NO
7 9 NA
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racgive HAS R GIVEN MONEY TO RACIAL ORGS
Have you ever given money to an organization concerned
with this issue?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.9 70 1 YES
91.1 718 2 NO
7 9 NA
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racjoin EVER JOINED ORG WORKING ON RACIAL ISSUES
Have you ever joined an organization concerned with
race relations?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.6 28 1 YES
96.4 759 2 NO
8 9 NA
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affrmact FAVOR PREFERENCE IN HIRING BLACKS
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.8 135 1 STRONGLY SUPPORT PREF
7.3 100 2 SUPPORT PREF
25.7 354 3 OPPOSE PREF
57.3 789 4 STRONGLY OPPOSE PREF
79 8 DK
13 9 NA
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wrkwayup BLACKS OVERCOME PREJUDICE WITHOUT FAVORS
PCT N VALUE LABEL
44.6 640 1 AGREE STRONGLY
29.3 421 2 AGREE SOMEWHAT
10.2 147 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE
9.9 142 4 DISAGREE SOMEWHAT
6.0 86 5 DISAGREE STRONGLY
29 8 DK
5 9 NA
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blksimp HAVE CONDITIONS FOR BLACKS IMPROVED
PCT N VALUE LABEL
54.4 776 1 IMPROVED
12.4 177 2 GOTTEN WORSE
33.2 474 3 ABOUT THE SAME
35 8 DK
8 9 NA
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1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File