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Table 3.3, Supplement. New social distance questions (white respondents).

 

  1990 1996 1998 2000
Live Where Half of N'bors Black (NORC)        
Strongly favor
2% 5% 7% 8%
Favor
8 14 12 15
Neither favor/oppose
42 50 47 46
Oppose
33 21 23 19
Strongly oppose
15 11 11 12
         
Relative Marry Black Person (NORC)        
Strongly favor
2% 6% 7% 11%
Favor
3 11 10 12
Neither favor/oppose
28 39 41 40
Oppose
29 19 19 16
Strongly oppose
38 25 22 22

 

Question Wording and Notes:

Live Where Half of Neighbors Black (NORC): "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 of it happening, neither in favor nor opposed to it happening, somewhat opposed or very much opposed to it happening? Living in a neighborhood where half of your neighbors were blacks? (Sample sizes fewer than 1,000 cases occurred in 1996, when there were 737 white respondents.)

1. Strongly favor
2. Favor
3. Neither favor nor oppose
4. Oppose
5. Strongly oppose

Relative Marry Black Person (NORC): (Same introduction as Live Where Half of Neighbors were Blacks) What about having a relative or family member marry a black person? Sample size fewer than 1,000 cases occurred in 1996, when there were 744 white respondents.

1. Strongly favor
2. Favor
3. Neither favor nor oppose
4. Oppose
5. Strongly oppose


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