GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

When you think about yourself, how important is your ethnic group 
membership to your sense of who you are?

Here are some opinions some people have expressed in connection with 
ethnic issues in the United States. To what extent do you agree or 
disagree with each one?
A. Harmony in the United States is best achieved by down playing or 
ignoring ethnic differences.

Here are some opinions some people have expressed in connection with 
ethnic issues in the United States. To what extent do you agree or 
disagree with each one?
B. Ethnic minority groups will never really fit in with mainstream 
American culture.

Here are some opinions some people have expressed in connection with 
ethnic issues in the United States. To what extent do you agree or 
disagree with each one?
C. If we want to help create a harmonious society, we must recognize 
that each ethnic group has the right to maintain its own unique 
traditions.

Here are some opinions some people have expressed in connection with 
ethnic issues in the United States. To what extent do you agree or 
disagree with each one?
D. In order to have a smoothly functioning society, members of ethnic 
minorities must better adapt to the ways of mainstream American 
culture.

A. In general, how warm or cool do you feel towards African 
Americans?

B. In general, how warm or cool do you feel towards Asian Americans?

C. In general, how warm or cool do you feel towards Hispanics?

D. In general, how warm or cool do you feel towards white or 
Caucasian Americans?

Think about the various ethnic groups within the U.S. including 
Whites, African Americans, Asian Americans, 
Hispanics, Native Americans, and so on. To what extent do you agree 
with the following statement.
A. Individuals who belong to the same ethnic group tend to be fairly 
similar to one another.

Think about the various ethnic groups within the U.S. including 
Whites, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, Native 
Americans, and so on. To what extent do you agree with the following 
statement.
B. Now think only about ethnic minority groups within the U.S. such 
as African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, and Native 
Americans. To what extent do you agree with the following statement. 
Ethnic minority groups in the U.S. are very distinct and very 
different from one another.

Think about the various ethnic groups within the U.S. including 
Whites, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, Native 
Americans, and so on. To what extent do you agree with the following 
statement.
C. Think about Whites in the U.S. compared to ethnic minority groups. 
To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Whites as a 
group are very distinct and different from ethnic minority groups.