Table 3.6, Miscellaneous questions (white respondents).

Question Wording and Notes:

Thermometer Rating of Blacks (ISR): "There are many groups in America that try to get the government or the American people to see things more their way. We would like to get your feelings toward some of these groups. Blacks. Where would you put them on the thermometer? A sample size of fewer than 1,000 cases occurred in both 1998 and 2000, when 957 and 512 white respondents, respectively, answered this question. Data for 1998 were collected by both telephone and face-to-face interviews.

Response: Mean of 100-point scale

Thermometer Rating of Whites (ISR): "There are many groups America that try to get the government or the American people to see things more their way. We would like to get your feelings toward some of these groups. Whites. Where would you put them on the thermometer? A sample size of fewer than 1,000 cases occurred in both 1998 and 2000, when 964 and 510 white respondents, respectively, answered this question. Data for 1998 were collected by both telephone and face-to-face interviews.

Response: Mean of 100-point scale

Black Push (NORC): "Here are some opinions other people have expressed in connection with black-white relations. Which statement on the card comes closest to how you, yourself, feel? African Americans shouldn't push themselves where they're not wanted."

1. Agree strongly
2. Agree slightly
3. Disagree slightly
4. Disagree strongly