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ownthing YOUTHFUL PROTEST IS GOOD
Now I am going to read you several statements. For
each one please tell me whether you agree strongly,
agree, disagree, or disagree strongly. The first
statement is: It is wonderful that young people today
have greater freedom to protest against things they
don't like and to 'do their own thing.'
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.0 358 1 STRONGLY AGREE
53.7 1478 2 AGREE
27.1 745 3 DISAGREE
6.1 169 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
82 8 DONT KNOW
14 9 NA
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talkback TALKING BACK TO PARENTS IS BAD
A child should never be allowed to talk back to his
parents, or else he will lose respect for them.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
17.6 237 1 STRONGLY AGREE
40.1 540 2 AGREE
38.1 513 3 DISAGREE
4.1 55 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
21 8 DONT KNOW
6 9 NA
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twoclass WEAK VS. STRONG
People can be divided into two classes -- the weak and
the strong.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.2 68 1 STRONGLY AGREE
38.5 503 2 AGREE
46.3 605 3 DISAGREE
10.1 132 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
60 8 DONT KNOW
4 9 NA
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openmind TREAT DISSENTERS WITH LENIENCY
It is best to treat dissenters with leniency and an
open mind, since new ideas are the lifeblood of
progressive change.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.0 121 1 STRONGLY AGREE
69.0 836 2 AGREE
18.4 223 3 DISAGREE
2.6 31 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
150 8 DONT KNOW
11 9 NA
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whypoor1 POOR SCHOOLS
Now I will read a list of reasons some people give to
explain why there are poor people in this country.
Please tell me whether you feel each of these is very
important, somewhat important, or not important in
explaining why there are poor people in this country.
A. Failure of society to provide good schools for many
Americans.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
36.4 486 1 VERY IMPORTANT
39.4 527 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
24.2 323 3 NOT IMPORTANT
30 8 DONT KNOW
6 9 NA
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whypoor2 LOOSE MORALS AND DRUNKENNESS
B. Loose morals and drunkenness.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
39.5 521 1 VERY IMPORTANT
34.9 461 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
25.6 338 3 NOT IMPORTANT
44 8 DONT KNOW
8 9 NA
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whypoor3 NOT ENOUGH JOBS
C. Failure of industry to provide enough jobs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
35.6 474 1 VERY IMPORTANT
42.9 571 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
21.4 285 3 NOT IMPORTANT
35 8 DONT KNOW
7 9 NA
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whypoor4 LACK OF EFFORT
D. Lack of effort by the poor themselves.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
46.4 620 1 VERY IMPORTANT
45.0 602 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
8.6 115 3 NOT IMPORTANT
29 8 DONT KNOW
6 9 NA
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socdif1 INCOME DIFFERENCES AN INCENTIVE
Here are different opinions about social differences
in this country. Please tell me for each one whether
you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree,
or strongly disagree. A. Only if differences in income
are large enough is there an incentive for individual
effort.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.4 79 1 AGREE STRONGLY
51.5 632 2 AGREE
37.0 454 3 DISAGREE
5.0 61 4 DISAGREE STRONGLY
141 8 DONT KNOW
5 9 NA
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socdif2 PAID WHAT YOU NEED
B. Personal income should not be determined solely by
one's work. Rather, everybody should get what he/she
needs to provide a decent life to his/her family.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.5 86 1 AGREE STRONGLY
34.8 459 2 AGREE
46.6 615 3 DISAGREE
12.1 159 4 DISAGREE STRONGLY
47 8 DONT KNOW
6 9 NA
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socdif3 STUDY FOR YEARS TO GET HIGH PAY
C. No one would study for years to become a lawyer or
doctor unless they expected to earn a lot more than
ordinary workers.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.9 281 1 AGREE STRONGLY
54.9 738 2 AGREE
21.6 291 3 DISAGREE
2.6 35 4 DISAGREE STRONGLY
22 8 DONT KNOW
5 9 NA
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socdif4 DONT GIVE EQUAL CHANCE
D. One of the big problems in this country is that we
don't give everyone an equal chance.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.1 161 1 AGREE STRONGLY
37.3 497 2 AGREE
41.6 555 3 DISAGREE
9.1 121 4 DISAGREE STRONGLY
31 8 DONT KNOW
7 9 NA
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wlthwhts RICH - POOR
Now I have some questions about different groups in
our society. I'm going to show you a seven-point scale
on which the characteristics of people in a group can
be rated. In the first statement a score of 1 means
that you think almost all of the people in that group
are "rich." A score of 7 means that you think almost
everyone in the group are "poor." A score of 4 means
you think that the group is not towards one end or
another, and of course you may choose any number in
between that comes closest to where you think people
in the group stand. 1. Where would you rate whites in
general on this scale?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.1 112 1 RICH
7.4 202 2
28.2 773 3
53.2 1458 4
5.9 161 5
0.9 24 6
0.3 9 7 POOR
78 8 DONT KNOW
29 9 NA
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wlthjews RICH - POOR
2. Jews?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.2 152 1 RICH
26.9 336 2
28.0 350 3
25.8 323 4
5.4 68 5
1.2 15 6
0.5 6 7 POOR
105 8 DONT KNOW
17 9 NA
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wlthblks RICH - POOR
3. Blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.3 8 1 RICH
1.4 37 2
3.2 86 3
21.0 573 4
40.2 1094 5
26.6 725 6
7.3 200 7 POOR
93 8 DONT KNOW
30 9 NA
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wlthasns RICH - POOR
4. Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.2 57 1 RICH
6.6 168 2
17.9 458 3
36.0 921 4
22.0 563 5
11.3 290 6
3.9 99 7 POOR
260 8 DONT KNOW
30 9 NA
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wlthhsps RICH - POOR
5. Hispanic Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.2 6 1 RICH
1.7 43 2
4.2 110 3
18.9 492 4
37.6 976 5
29.2 758 6
8.2 214 7 POOR
217 8 DONT KNOW
30 9 NA
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wlthso RICH - POOR
6. Southern Whites?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.5 31 1 RICH
5.7 71 2
14.3 177 3
47.0 581 4
21.3 263 5
7.2 89 6
1.9 24 7 POOR
115 8 DONT KNOW
21 9 NA
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workwhts HARD WORKING - LAZY
The second set of characteristics asks if people in
the group tend to be hard-working or if they tend to
be lazy. 1. Where would you rate whites in general on
this scale?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.5 233 1 HARDWORKING
18.1 494 2
28.0 762 3
38.0 1035 4
5.0 135 5
1.7 47 6
0.7 20 7 LAZY
77 8 DONT KNOW
43 9 NA
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workjews HARD WORKING - LAZY
2. Jews?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
17.5 219 1 HARDWORKING
25.7 322 2
27.5 344 3
23.8 298 4
2.8 35 5
2.1 26 6
0.6 8 7 LAZY
94 8 DONT KNOW
26 9 NA
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workblks HARD WORKING - LAZY
3. Blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.5 94 1 HARDWORKING
5.6 151 2
12.6 340 3
35.2 952 4
23.1 625 5
13.8 374 6
6.2 167 7 LAZY
99 8 DONT KNOW
44 9 NA
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workasns HARD WORKING - LAZY
4. Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.5 319 1 HARDWORKING
19.0 485 2
24.9 634 3
28.6 728 4
9.4 240 5
4.1 104 6
1.5 39 7 LAZY
254 8 DONT KNOW
43 9 NA
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workhsps HARD WORKING -LAZY
5. Hispanic Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.1 106 1 HARDWORKING
6.7 172 2
16.4 422 3
37.0 955 4
21.9 565 5
10.4 269 6
3.5 91 7 LAZY
221 8 DONT KNOW
45 9 NA
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workso HARD WORKING - LAZY
6. Southern Whites?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.3 78 1 HARDWORKING
10.1 125 2
20.9 258 3
43.0 531 4
14.5 179 5
3.4 42 6
1.9 23 7 LAZY
107 8 DONT KNOW
29 9 NA
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violwhts VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
The next set asks if people in each group tend to
violence prone or if they tend not to be prone to
violence? 1. Where would you rate whites in general on
this scale?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.5 19 1 VIOLENCE-PRONE
4.1 53 2
13.2 170 3
43.5 559 4
16.7 215 5
15.8 203 6
5.1 65 7 NOT VIOLENCE-PRONE
62 8 DONT KNOW
26 9 NA
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violjews VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
2. Jews?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.8 22 1 VIOLENCE-PRONE
3.9 48 2
6.5 79 3
36.8 450 4
18.3 224 5
21.5 263 6
11.1 136 7 NOT VIOLENCE-PRONE
123 8 DONT KNOW
27 9 NA
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violblks VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
3. Blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.9 114 1 VIOLENCE-PRONE
17.5 224 2
26.4 339 3
30.8 395 4
9.1 117 5
5.3 68 6
2.0 25 7 NOT VIOLENCE-PRONE
64 8 DONT KNOW
26 9 NA
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violasns VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
4. Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.1 25 1 VIOLENCE-PRONE
4.1 49 2
15.1 180 3
45.3 541 4
17.9 214 5
10.5 125 6
4.9 59 7 NOT VIOLENCE-PRONE
153 8 DONT KNOW
26 9 NA
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violhsps VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
5. Hispanic Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.1 63 1 VIOLENCE-PRONE
13.8 170 2
23.9 294 3
37.2 457 4
12.4 152 5
5.6 69 6
2.0 24 7 NOT VIOLENCE-PRONE
117 8 DONT KNOW
26 9 NA
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violso VIOLENT - NOT VIOLENT
6. Southern Whites?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.1 38 1 VIOLENCE-PRONE
5.6 68 2
13.8 168 3
47.9 583 4
15.8 192 5
10.0 122 6
3.7 45 7 NOT VIOLENCE-PRONE
128 8 DONT KNOW
28 9 NA
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intlwhts UNINTELLIGENT -INTELLIGENT
Do people in these groups tend to be unintelligent or
tend to be intelligent? 1. Where would you rate whites
in general on this scale?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.9 12 1 UNINTELLIGENT
2.0 26 2
4.4 57 3
34.2 441 4
26.9 347 5
21.1 273 6
10.5 135 7 INTELLIGENT
50 8 DONT KNOW
31 9 NA
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intljews UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT
2. Jews?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.1 14 1 UNINTELLIGENT
2.7 33 2
4.8 60 3
27.7 345 4
23.1 287 5
27.1 337 6
13.6 169 7 INTELLIGENT
95 8 DONT KNOW
32 9 NA
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intlblks UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT
3. Blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.1 27 1 UNINTELLIGENT
7.3 93 2
19.4 248 3
46.9 600 4
15.2 195 5
6.0 77 6
3.1 40 7 INTELLIGENT
61 8 DONT KNOW
31 9 NA
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intlasns UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT
4. Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.1 13 1 UNINTELLIGENT
4.2 51 2
10.1 122 3
41.0 494 4
21.8 263 5
13.9 167 6
7.8 94 7 INTELLIGENT
136 8 DONT KNOW
32 9 NA
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intlhsps UNINTEELIGENT - INTELLIGENT
5. Hispanic Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.7 21 1 UNINTELLIGENT
8.2 101 2
20.8 255 3
45.7 561 4
15.4 189 5
5.3 65 6
2.9 36 7 INTELLIGENT
112 8 DONT KNOW
32 9 NA
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intlso UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT
6. Southern Whites?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.3 16 1 UNINTELLIGENT
3.3 40 2
11.9 146 3
47.6 586 4
20.2 248 5
10.9 134 6
4.9 60 7 INTELLIGENT
110 8 DONT KNOW
32 9 NA
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farewhts SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
Do people in these groups tend to prefer to be self-
supporting or do they tend to prefer to live off
welfare? 1. Where would you rate whites in general on
this scale?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
16.1 210 1 SELF-SUPPORTING
30.3 394 2
26.5 345 3
22.6 294 4
2.8 36 5
1.3 17 6
0.5 6 7 LIVE OFF WELFARE
40 8 DONT KNOW
30 9 NA
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farejews SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
2. Jews?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
30.6 385 1 SELF-SUPPORTING
33.8 425 2
17.0 214 3
15.6 196 4
1.6 20 5
1.0 12 6
0.6 7 7 LIVE OFF WELFARE
82 8 DONT KNOW
31 9 NA
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fareblks SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
3. Blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.1 27 1 SELF-SUPPORTING
3.2 41 2
8.7 113 3
29.0 376 4
23.8 309 5
23.0 298 6
10.3 133 7 LIVE OFF WELFARE
44 8 DONT KNOW
31 9 NA
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fareasns SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
4. Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.1 122 1 SELF-SUPPORTING
17.3 209 2
18.0 217 3
35.4 426 4
12.4 150 5
4.8 58 6
1.9 23 7 LIVE OFF WELFARE
137 8 DONT KNOW
30 9 NA
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farehsps SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
5. Hispanic Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.9 36 1 SELF-SUPPORTING
4.7 58 2
13.3 164 3
33.5 412 4
24.8 305 5
13.3 163 6
7.5 92 7 LIVE OFF WELFARE
112 8 DONT KNOW
30 9 NA
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fareso SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE
6. Southern Whites?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.0 98 1 SELF-SUPPORTING
17.1 208 2
21.5 262 3
38.2 466 4
9.7 118 5
3.9 47 6
1.6 20 7 LIVE OFF WELFARE
122 8 DONT KNOW
31 9 NA
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