Racial Attitudes: African American update

Data Updates for Tables 5.1A-5.6, African American Respondents

Listed under each table are the questions for which there are new data as of April 2008.
Page numbers and tables
correspond to those used in the published volume.

Table 5.1A, Questions concerning principles, 1942-1995 (blacks), pp. 240-41.

There are no new data for this table.

 

Table 5.1B, Questions concerning principles, 1958-1997 (blacks), pp. 242-44.

Laws against Intermarriage (NORC)

Intermarriage (Gallup)

 

Table 5.2, Implementation questions (blacks), pp. 248-50.

Federal School Intervention (ISR)

Federal Job Intervention (ISR)

Open Housing (NORC)

 

Table 5.3, Social distance questions (blacks), pp. 254-56.

There are no new data for this table. See Table 5.3, Supplement.

 

Table 5.3, Supplement, New social distance question (blacks).

This table provides data for new questions not in the 1997 edition, but now available as trend data.

Live Where Half of Neighbors were Whites (NORC)

Relative Marry White Person (NORC)

Difference in Closeness to Whites and Blacks (NORC)

 

Table 5.4A, Explanations for inequality (blacks), pp. 258-59.

Inequality due to Discrimination (NORC)

Inequality due to Less Ability (NORC)

Inequality due to No Chance for Education (NORC)

Inequality due to No Motivation (NORC)

Blacks Should Try Harder (ISR)

No Special Favors (ISR)

Generation of Slavery (ISR)

 

Table 5.4A, Supplement, New data on explanations for inequality (blacks).

This table provides data for new questions not in the 1997 edition, but now available as trend data.

No Special Favors (NORC)

 

Table 5.4B, Perceptions of Discrimination (blacks), pp. 260-62.

Good Chance Jobs (Gallup)

 

Table 5.4B, Supplement, New data on perceptions of discrimination (blacks).

This table provides data for new questions not in the 1997 edition, but now available as trend data.

Good Chance Education (Gallup)

Good Chance Housing (Gallup)

Blacks treated unfairly on job (Gallup)

Blacks treated unfairly in shops (Gallup)

Blacks treated unfairly downtown (Gallup)

Blacks treated unfairly restaurants (Gallup)

Blacks treated unfairly by police (Gallup)

 

Table 5.5A, Affirmative action questions--government expenditures (blacks), pp. 266-67.

Spending on Blacks (NORC)

Help Blacks (NORC)

Federal Spending (ISR)

Aid to Blacks (ISR)

 

Table 5.5B, Affirmative action questions--preferential treatment (blacks), pp. 268-70.

Preference in Hiring/Promotion (ISR)

Preference in Hiring/Promotion (CBS/NYT)

 

Table 5.5B, Supplement, New data on Affirmative Action--preferential treatment (whites).

This table provides data for new questions not in the 1997 edition, but now available as trend data.

Pref. Hiring/Promotion (NORC)

Reverse Discrimination in Jobs Against Whites (NORC)

 

Table 5.6, Miscellaneous questions (blacks), pp. 272-74.

Thermometer Rating of Blacks (ISR)

Thermometer Rating of Whites (ISR)

Black Push (NORC)