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patrwhts UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
Do people in these groups tend to be patriotic or do
they tend to be unpatriotic? 1. Where would you rate
whites in general on this scale?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.7 341 1 PATRIOTIC
30.2 385 2
19.6 250 3
20.3 259 4
1.9 24 5
1.1 14 6
0.2 3 7 UNPATRIOTIC
65 8 DONT KNOW
31 9 NA
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patrjews UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
2. Jews?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
15.3 187 1 PATRIOTIC
22.9 279 2
21.4 261 3
30.2 368 4
6.6 80 5
2.8 34 6
0.8 10 7 UNPATRIOTIC
121 8 DONT KNOW
32 9 NA
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patrblks UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
3. Blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.7 120 1 PATRIOTIC
15.5 192 2
19.2 238 3
37.4 465 4
11.3 140 5
4.3 54 6
2.7 33 7 UNPATRIOTIC
98 8 DONT KNOW
32 9 NA
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patrasns UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
4. Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.4 98 1 PATRIOTIC
13.5 158 2
17.6 207 3
38.7 454 4
14.2 166 5
5.2 61 6
2.5 29 7 UNPATRIOTIC
166 8 DONT KNOW
33 9 NA
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patrhsps UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
5. Hispanic Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.2 86 1 PATRIOTIC
10.5 126 2
17.5 209 3
38.6 461 4
15.5 185 5
7.6 91 6
3.1 37 7 UNPATRIOTIC
144 8 DONT KNOW
33 9 NA
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patrso UNPATRIOTIC - PATRIOTIC
6. Southern Whites?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
21.2 258 1 PATRIOTIC
24.7 301 2
19.3 235 3
28.6 348 4
4.1 50 5
1.3 16 6
0.7 9 7 UNPATRIOTIC
121 8 DONT KNOW
34 9 NA
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livejews NEIGHBORHOOD HALF JEWISH
Now I'm going to ask you about different types of
contact with various groups of people. In each
situation would you please tell me whether you would
be very much in favor of it happening, somewhat in
favor, neither in favor nor opposed to it happening,
somewhat opposed, or very much opposed to it
happening? A. Living in a neighborhood where half of
your neighbors were Jews?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.3 84 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
17.6 237 2 FAVOR
62.2 836 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
11.0 148 4 OPPOSE
2.8 38 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
19 8 DONT KNOW
10 9 NA
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liveblks NEIGHBORHOOD HALF BLACK
B. Living in a neighborhood where half of your
neighbors were blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.0 67 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
10.9 148 2 FAVOR
42.0 568 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
28.9 391 4 OPPOSE
13.2 179 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
9 8 DONT KNOW
10 9 NA
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liveasns NEIGHBORHOOD HALF ASIAN
B. Living in a neighborhood where half of your
neighbors were Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.4 46 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
10.5 140 2 FAVOR
49.7 663 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
26.8 358 4 OPPOSE
9.6 128 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
27 8 DONT KNOW
10 9 NA
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livehsps NEIGHBORHOOD HALF HISPANIC
B. Living in a neighborhood where half of your
neighbors were Hispanic Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.9 52 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
9.8 131 2 FAVOR
43.7 584 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
30.1 402 4 OPPOSE
12.6 168 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
24 8 DONT KNOW
11 9 NA
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liveno NEIGHBORHOOD HALF NORTHERN WHITE
B. Living in a neighborhood where half of your
neighbors were whites raised in the North?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.6 38 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
21.0 93 2 FAVOR
59.0 261 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
9.5 42 4 OPPOSE
1.8 8 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
10 8 DONT KNOW
6 9 NA
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liveso NEIGHBORHOOD HALF SOUTHERN WHITE
B. Living in a neighborhood where half of your
neighbors were whites raised in the South?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.0 45 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
16.4 146 2 FAVOR
60.1 536 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
14.8 132 4 OPPOSE
3.7 33 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
17 8 DONT KNOW
5 9 NA
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marjew CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY JEW
What about having a close relative marry a Jewish
person? Would you be very much in favor of it
happening, somewhat in favor, neither in favor nor
opposed to it happening, somewhat opposed, or very
much opposed to it happening?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.3 98 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
12.4 167 2 FAVOR
63.8 859 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
11.4 154 4 OPPOSE
5.1 68 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
16 8 DONT KNOW
10 9 NA
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marblk CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY BLACK
What about having a close relative or family member
marry a black person?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.1 96 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
4.5 61 2 FAVOR
30.2 407 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
25.4 342 4 OPPOSE
32.7 441 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
15 8 DONT KNOW
10 9 NA
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marasian CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY ASIAN
An Asian American person?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.9 39 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
6.7 90 2 FAVOR
47.2 632 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
27.9 373 4 OPPOSE
15.3 205 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
24 8 DONT KNOW
9 9 NA
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marhisp CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY HISPANIC
An Hispanic American person?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.6 62 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
7.0 94 2 FAVOR
47.4 636 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
25.5 343 4 OPPOSE
15.5 208 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
19 8 DONT KNOW
10 9 NA
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marno CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY NO. WHITE
A white raised in the North?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.4 51 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
17.2 77 2 FAVOR
60.0 268 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
7.8 35 4 OPPOSE
3.6 16 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
6 8 DONT KNOW
5 9 NA
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marso CLOSE RELATIVE MARRY SO. WHITE
A white raised in the South?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.9 62 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
13.9 125 2 FAVOR
66.7 598 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
8.7 78 4 OPPOSE
3.8 34 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
13 8 DONT KNOW
4 9 NA
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workfare WORK TO GET WELFARE
Here are some proposals about welfare. I would like to
know if you favor or oppose them. First, requiring
that people must work in order to receive welfare.
Would you say that you strongly favor it, favor it,
neither favor nor oppose it, oppose it, or strongly
oppose it?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
46.1 623 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
36.1 488 2 FAVOR
8.5 115 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
7.2 97 4 OPPOSE
2.1 28 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
12 8 DONT KNOW
9 9 NA
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lessfare IF LESS WELFARE MORE WILL WORK
Second, reducing welfare benefits to make working for
a living more attractive.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.6 445 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
37.3 494 2 FAVOR
11.2 149 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
13.9 184 4 OPPOSE
4.0 53 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
38 8 DONT KNOW
9 9 NA
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povzone TAX BREAKS FOR POOR AREAS
Here are several things that the government in
Washington might do to deal with the problems of
poverty and unemployment. I would like you to tell me
if you favor or oppose them. A. Giving businesses and
industry special tax breaks for locating in poor and
high unemployment areas. Would you say that you
strongly favor it, favor it, neither favor nor oppose
it, oppose it, or strongly oppose it?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
19.2 123 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
51.6 331 2 FAVOR
16.2 104 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
9.8 63 4 OPPOSE
3.3 21 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
26 8 DONT KNOW
6 9 NA
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povschs SPEND MORE ON POOR SCHOOLS
B. Spending more money on the schools in poor
neighborhods especially for pre-school and early
education programs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
32.1 211 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
54.8 360 2 FAVOR
7.5 49 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
4.3 28 4 OPPOSE
1.4 9 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
11 8 DONT KNOW
6 9 NA
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povcol GIVE COLLEGE AID TO POOR
C. Provide special college scholarships for children
from economically disadvantaged backgrounds who
maintain good grades.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
38.7 256 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
52.8 349 2 FAVOR
5.6 37 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
1.8 12 4 OPPOSE
1.1 7 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
7 8 DONT KNOW
6 9 NA
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blkzone TAX BREAKS FOR BLACK AREAS
Here are several things that the government in
Washington might do to deal with the problems of
poverty and unemployment among Black Americans. I
would like you to tell me if you favor or oppose them.
A. Giving businesses and industry special tax breaks
for locating in largely black areas. Would you say
that you strongly favor it, favor it, neither favor
nor oppose it, oppose it, or strongly oppose it?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.2 68 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
36.3 241 2 FAVOR
24.1 160 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
22.4 149 4 OPPOSE
6.9 46 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
25 8 DONT KNOW
9 9 NA
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blkschs SPEND MORE ON BLACK SCHOOLS
B. Spending more money on the schools in black
neighborhods especially for pre-school and early
education programs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
22.1 149 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
49.6 335 2 FAVOR
13.5 91 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
11.1 75 4 OPPOSE
3.7 25 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
14 8 DONT KNOW
9 9 NA
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blkcol GIVE COLLEGE AID TO BLACKS
C. Provide special college scholarships for black
children who maintain good grades.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
21.9 149 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
51.3 348 2 FAVOR
13.0 88 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
9.9 67 4 OPPOSE
4.0 27 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
8 8 DONT KNOW
11 9 NA
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racquota FORBID RACIAL JOB QUOTAS
D. Forbidding the use of racial quotas in hiring and
employment.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
21.3 138 1 STRONGLY FAVOR
40.3 261 2 FAVOR
15.9 103 3 NEITHER FAVOR NOR OPPOSE
16.2 105 4 OPPOSE
6.3 41 5 STRONGLY OPPOSE
37 8 DONT KNOW
13 9 NA
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influwht INFLUENCE OF WHITES
Some people think that certain groups have too much
influence in American life and politics, while other
people feel that certain groups don't have as much
influence as they deserve. On this card are three
statements about how much influence a group might have
(1. Too much influence, 2. Just about the right amount
of influence, 3. Too little influence) For each group
I read to you, just tell me the number of the
statement that best says how you feel. A. Whites.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.5 340 1 TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
67.5 867 2 RIGHT AMOUNT
6.1 78 3 TOO LITTLE INFLUENCE
65 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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influjew INFLUENCE OF JEWS
B. Jews.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
24.0 286 1 TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
61.7 735 2 RIGHT AMOUNT
14.3 170 3 TOO LITTLE INFLUENCE
158 8 DONT KNOW
23 9 NA
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influblk INFLUENCE OF BLACKS
C. Blacks.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
15.3 191 1 TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
34.0 424 2 RIGHT AMOUNT
50.7 633 3 TOO LITTLE INFLUENCE
101 8 DONT KNOW
23 9 NA
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influasn INFLUENCE OF ASIANS
D. Asian Americans.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.4 85 1 TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
48.5 553 2 RIGHT AMOUNT
44.1 503 3 TOO LITTLE INFLUENCE
207 8 DONT KNOW
24 9 NA
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influhsp INFLUENCE OF HISPANICS
E. Hispanic Americans.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.4 64 1 TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
42.3 498 2 RIGHT AMOUNT
52.2 614 3 TOO LITTLE INFLUENCE
174 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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influso INFLUENCE OF SO. WHITES
F. Southern Whites.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.0 141 1 TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
71.1 832 2 RIGHT AMOUNT
16.9 198 3 TOO LITTLE INFLUENCE
180 8 DONT KNOW
21 9 NA
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hspjobs HISPANICS DISCRIMINATED IN JOBS
How much discrimination is there that hurts the
chances of Hispanic Americans to get good paying jobs?
Would you say there is a lot, some, only a little, or
none at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
23.0 292 1 A LOT
48.3 612 2 SOME
19.5 247 3 ONLY A LITTLE
9.2 117 4 NONE AT ALL
95 8 DONT KNOW
9 9 NA
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blkjobs BLACKS DISCRIMINATED IN JOBS
How about for blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
29.9 392 1 A LOT
44.0 577 2 SOME
16.5 217 3 ONLY A LITTLE
9.6 126 4 NONE AT ALL
49 8 DONT KNOW
11 9 NA
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asnjobs ASIANS DISCRIMINATED IN JOBS
Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.8 144 1 A LOT
48.0 585 2 SOME
24.8 302 3 ONLY A LITTLE
15.4 188 4 NONE AT ALL
141 8 DONT KNOW
12 9 NA
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hsphouse HISPANICS DISCRIMINATED IN HOUSING
How much discrimination is there that makes it hard
for Hispanic Americans to buy or rent housing wherever
they want?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.0 251 1 A LOT
45.7 572 2 SOME
21.8 273 3 ONLY A LITTLE
12.5 156 4 NONE AT ALL
112 8 DONT KNOW
8 9 NA
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blkhouse BLACKS DISCRIMINATED IN HOUSING
How about for blacks?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
34.7 452 1 A LOT
40.4 527 2 SOME
14.8 193 3 ONLY A LITTLE
10.1 131 4 NONE AT ALL
57 8 DONT KNOW
12 9 NA
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asnhouse ASIANS DISCRIMINATED IN HOUSING
Asian Americans?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.6 154 1 A LOT
46.3 565 2 SOME
23.5 287 3 ONLY A LITTLE
17.5 213 4 NONE AT ALL
141 8 DONT KNOW
12 9 NA
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racwork RACIAL MAKEUP OF WORKPLACE
Are the people who work where you work all white,
mostly white, about half and half, mostly black, or
all black?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
34.7 276 1 ALL WHITE
48.7 387 2 MOSTLY WHITE
12.3 98 3 HALF WHITE-BLACK
3.1 25 4 MOSTLY BLACK
1.0 8 5 ALL BLACK
0.1 1 6 WORKS ALONE
58 8 DON'T ALONE
24 9 NA
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affact RS FIRM HAS AFF. ACTION PROGRAM
Does the place where you work have an affirmative
action program or make any special effort to hire and
promote minorities?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
51.8 387 1 YES
48.2 360 2 NO
108 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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discaff WHITES HURT BY AFF. ACTION
What do you think the chances are these days that a
white person won't get a job or promotion while an
equally or less qualified black person gets one
instead? Is this very likely, somewhat likely, or not
very likely to happen these days?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.3 544 1 VERY LIKELY
40.9 844 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
32.8 677 3 NOT VERY LIKELY
42 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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discwhy1 PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IT
Do you feel this way because of something that
happened to you personally, because it happened to a
relative, family member or close friend, because you
saw it occurring at work, or because you have heard
about it from the media or other sources? 1. Something
that happened to you personally?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.4 64 1 MENTIONED
92.6 801 2 NOT MENTIONED
18 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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discwhy2 HAPPENED TO SOMEONE CLOSE
2. Something that happened to a relative, family
member, or a close friend?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
15.8 137 1 MENTIONED
84.2 728 2 NOT MENTIONED
18 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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discwhy3 HAPPENED AT WORK
3. Saw it occurring at work.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
21.8 189 1 MENTIONED
78.2 676 2 NOT MENTIONED
18 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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discwhy4 HEARD ABOUT IT IN MEDIA
4. Heard about it on the media.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
41.6 360 1 MENTIONED
58.4 505 2 NOT MENTIONED
18 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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discwhy5 HEARD ABOUT IT ELSEWHERE
5. Heard about it from another source.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
35.6 308 1 MENTIONED
64.4 557 2 NOT MENTIONED
18 8 DONT KNOW
22 9 NA
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discwhy6 OTHER SOURCES
6. Other (SPECIFY).
PCT N VALUE LABEL
66.7 18 1 GENERAL,NO SOURCE
11.1 3 2 ALL OF THE ABOVE
22.2 6 3 THE LAW
26 8 DONT KNOW
25 9 NA
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