Racial Attidudes Survey

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WASHINGTON POST/KAISER/HARVARD RACIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY

Results are from a telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,709 adults – including an oversample of minority groups – conducted by The Washington Post, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University March 8 – April 22. The total sample included 779 whites, 323 African Americans, 315 Hispanics and 254 Asians, and the margin of sampling error for each group is plus or minus four, six, seven and nine percentage points respectively. Sampling error is only one of many potential sources of error in this or any other public opinion poll. Fieldwork was conducted by ICR of Media, Pa.

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? (Interviewer: Get answer then ask: "Would that be Strongly (Approve/Disapprove) or Somewhat (Approve/Disapprove)?")

		----------------APPROVE-----------------						----------DISAPPROVE-------------
		NET		Strongly		Somewhat		NET	Somewhat		Strongly	Don’t know
Total	58		32		26		27		11	16		15
White	65		39		27		22		9	13		12
African American	29		6		23		49		19	30		22
Hispanic	49		26		23		29		12	18		21
Asian	51		19		32		35		20	15		14

A. ECONOMY/PERSONAL FINANCES

We’re interested in learning how people are getting along financially these days.

3. Would you describe the state of your own personal finances these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?

	---------EXCELLENT/GOOD----------			-----NOT SO GOOD/POOR-----
	NET	Excellent	Good	NET	Not so good	Poor	Don’t know
Total	69	11	57	31	21	10	1
White	75	13	62	24	17	8	1
African American	49	5	44	51	34	17	1
Hispanic	53	7	46	47	32	15	*
Asian	64	6	58	35	28	7	1

2. When they grow up, do you expect your children or children from families like yours to enjoy a higher or lower standard of living than your generation, or do you think it will be about the same?

	Higher	Lower	About the same	Don’t know
Total	50	10	37	3
White	46	11	41	3
African American	61	11	25	3
Hispanic	60	8	29	2
Asian	60	4	35	1

C. MINORITIES

6. Do you feel that (READ ITEMS) have more, less, or about the same opportunities in life as whites have?

a. African Americans

	More opportunity	Less opportunity	About the same	Don’t know
Total	11	35	51	2
White	13	27	58	2
African American	1	74	23	2
Hispanic	8	46	44	2
Asian	10	44	39	7

b. Hispanic Americans

	More opportunity	Less opportunity	About the same	Don’t know
Total	10	37	49	3
White	11	32	54	2
African American	6	61	28	5
Hispanic	6	45	47	2
Asian	5	44	42	9

c. Asian Americans

	More opportunity	Less opportunity	About the same	Don’t know
Total	14	18	63	4
White	13	14	70	4
African American	15	38	39	8
Hispanic	18	24	55	3
Asian	7	34	53	5

7. Now please tell me how much discrimination there is against each of these groups in our society today. How about (READ ITEM)? Would you say there is a lot of discrimination, some, only a little, or none at all?

a. Women

	--A LOT/SOME DISCRIMINATION-			ONLY A LITTLE/NO DISCRIMINATION
	NET	A lot	Some	NET	Only a little	None at all	Don’t know
Total	60	14	46	39	27	13	1
White	57	11	46	43	29	14	1
African American	71	25	46	26	22	5	3
Hispanic	71	19	52	27	17	11	2
Asian	58	13	44	40	23	17	2

b. African Americans

	--A LOT/SOME DISCRIMINATION-			ONLY A LITTLE/NO DISCRIMINATION
	NET	A lot	Some	NET	Only a little	None at all	Don’t know
Total	74	25	49	23	16	7	3
White	71	20	51	26	17	8	3
African American	86	48	39	11	9	2	3
Hispanic	79	31	48	18	12	6	3
Asian	74	24	50	24	15	9	2

c. Hispanic Americans

	--A LOT/SOME DISCRIMINATION-			ONLY A LITTLE/NO DISCRIMINATION
	NET	A lot	Some	NET	Only a little	None at all	Don’t know
Total	66	19	47	31	23	8	3
White	64	15	49	33	24	9	3
African American	73	35	38	22	18	4	5
Hispanic	78	28	50	20	16	5	1
Asian	65	13	52	31	20	11	3

d. Asian Americans

	--A LOT/SOME DISCRIMINATION-			ONLY A LITTLE/NO DISCRIMINATION
	NET	A lot	Some	NET	Only a little	None at all	Don’t know
Total	55	8	46	41	29	12	5
White	54	6	47	41	29	12	5
African American	60	14	46	35	29	6	5
Hispanic	60	17	43	37	26	11	3
Asian	61	9	52	38	25	14	1

e. White Americans

	--A LOT/SOME DISCRIMINATION-			ONLY A LITTLE/NO DISCRIMINATION
	NET	A lot	Some	NET	Only a little	None at all	Don’t know
Total	43	8	35	55	29	26	2
White	46	9	38	52	30	22	1
African American	33	8	25	65	34	31	2
Hispanic	37	8	30	60	21	39	2
Asian	36	4	32	62	21	41	2

8. Now I’d like to ask you how the nation’s population is divided among White Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Just your best guess--What percentage of the United States population (READ ITEMS)?

(IF RESPONDENT IS STRUGGLING OR IS VERY HESITANT SKIP IMMEDIATELY TO INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE Q.9)

	--------------------------------------MEANS------------------------------------------
	White	African American	Hispanic American	Asian American
4/01 Total	55.7	30.2	24.6	16.7
White	55.0	29.0	22.7	15.4
African American	59.7	37.1	28.4	21.0
Hispanic	55.6	32.5	34.8	21.8
Asian	54.1	26.3	24.8	16.8
Correct 2001 census data	69	12	13	4

9. Thinking specifically about African Americans, do you think the average African American is better off, worse off, or just about as well off as the average white person in terms of (READ FIRST ITEM)? Is that a lot better/worse off or just a little? What about in terms of (INSERT NEXT ITEM). Do you think the average African American is better off, worse off, or just about as well off as the average white person?

a. Income

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	7	2	5	58	37	21	33	2
White	4	2	3	57	39	18	38	1
African American	9	3	7	73	31	42	15	2
Hispanic	14	3	11	54	32	22	29	3
Asian	16	6	10	59	40	19	21	4
1995 Total*	3	2	1	62	36	26	32	3
White 1995*	3	2	1	56	36	20	38	3
Black 1995*	4	2	2	84	28	56	11	1
Hispanic 1995*	4	2	2	71	39	32	22	3
Asian 1995*	3	1	2	78	32	46	17	1

b. Access to health care

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	11	6	6	38	22	16	46	4
White	11	6	5	35	23	12	50	4
African American	9	4	4	61	25	36	26	5
Hispanic	16	7	9	37	20	16	44	4
Asian	14	6	8	43	23	20	37	6
1995 Total*	13	7	6	34	18	16	47	6
White 1995*	14	7	7	30	18	12	50	6
Black 1995*	6	3	3	65	21	44	26	2
Hispanic 1995*	10	4	6	34	13	21	47	9
Asian 1995*	10	5	5	40	26	14	44	5

c. Education

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	10	4	6	49	31	18	39	2
White	7	3	5	49	33	16	42	2
African American	11	5	6	59	29	31	26	4
Hispanic	14	5	9	46	30	16	38	2
Asian	13	3	9	49	28	21	35	3
1995 Total*	8	5	3	46	25	21	43	2
White 1995*	7	4	3	41	25	16	49	2
Black 1995*	5	2	3	71	25	46	24	2
Hispanic 1995*	9	7	2	56	28	28	31	4
Asian 1995*	5	2	3	59	22	37	33	2

d. The types of jobs they have

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
Total	8	2	5	51	31	19	39	2
White	6	1	4	49	33	15	44	2
African American	9	4	4	67	26	42	23	1
Hispanic	13	5	8	51	30	21	32	4
Asian	12	2	9	52	31	21	33	3

10. Thinking specifically about Hispanic Americans, do you think the average Hispanic American is better off, worse off, or just about as well off as the average white person in terms of (READ FIRST ITEM)? Is that a lot better/worse off or just a little? What about in terms of (INSERT NEXT ITEM). Do you think the average Hispanic American is better off, worse off, or just about as well off as the average white person?

a. Income

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	6	2	4	67	37	30	25	2
White	5	2	3	68	40	28	26	1
African American	7	1	6	69	26	43	20	3
Hispanic	11	3	8	60	32	28	27	1
Asian	16	7	9	67	41	25	14	4
1995 Total*	5	2	3	66	32	34	26	4
White 1995*	3	1	2	63	34	29	29	4
Black 1995*	5	3	2	76	19	57	16	2
Hispanic 1995*	7	3	4	74	33	41	20	0
Asian 1995*	12	1	11	67	32	35	15	6

b. Access to health care

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	8	5	3	48	27	22	37	6
White	6	5	2	46	26	19	42	6
African American	8	2	6	64	27	37	22	6
Hispanic	15	7	8	50	28	21	33	2
Asian	15	8	7	52	29	23	27	5
1995 Total*	14	9	5	46	22	24	35	6
White 1995*	14	10	4	42	21	21	37	7
Black 1995*	10	5	5	63	22	41	21	6
Hispanic 1995*	12	6	6	53	33	20	33	1
Asian 1995*	10	4	6	53	24	29	29	8

c. Education

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	7	3	4	58	36	22	33	3
White	5	2	3	58	38	20	34	2
African American	7	1	6	65	28	37	23	6
Hispanic	13	4	8	51	27	24	36	1
Asian	10	4	8	55	35	20	26	10
1995 Total*	6	3	3	53	26	27	37	4
White 1995*	5	3	2	52	28	24	39	4
Black 1995*	8	5	3	65	20	45	24	3
Hispanic 1995*	8	5	3	55	27	28	37	0
Asian 1995*	8	2	6	57	22	35	29	6

d. The types of jobs they have

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
Total	7	3	4	65	36	29	26	3
White	6	3	3	65	38	26	27	3
African American	9	2	7	67	23	43	22	2
Hispanic	12	5	7	61	33	27	27	*
Asian	13	4	9	60	32	27	23	4

11. Thinking specifically about Asian Americans, do you think the average Asian American is better off, worse off, or just about as well off as the average white person in terms of (READ FIRST ITEM)? Is that a lot better/worse off or just a little? What about in terms of (INSERT NEXT ITEM). Do you think the average Asian American is better off, worse off, or just about as well off as the average white person?

a. Income

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	21	7	14	23	18	4	52	4
White	19	6	14	22	18	3	56	3
African American	18	7	11	31	21	11	46	4
Hispanic	28	13	15	21	18	4	43	8
Asian	30	7	22	26	23	2	43	2
1995 Total*	18	7	11	28	20	8	49	4
White 1995*	18	7	11	28	21	7	50	3
Black 1995*	17	8	9	31	18	13	45	7
Hispanic 1995*	16	8	8	31	20	11	45	6
Asian 1995*	13	4	9	30	24	6	58	1

b. Access to health care

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	11	4	7	19	14	5	63	7
White	8	3	5	16	12	3	69	7
African American	11	4	7	31	18	13	50	8
Hispanic	21	9	11	23	18	4	48	9
Asian	22	6	15	21	16	5	55	2
1995 Total*	16	9	7	17	11	6	60	7
White 1995*	17	10	7	15	10	5	61	6
Black 1995*	16	7	9	20	10	10	55	10
Hispanic 1995*	12	7	5	24	19	5	57	5
Asian 1995*	11	3	8	23	17	6	62	5

c. Education

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
4/01 Total	27	10	17	14	10	4	55	3
White	26	8	18	12	9	3	60	3
African American	23	11	12	25	15	10	47	5
Hispanic	34	20	14	15	10	5	45	7
Asian	43	15	27	9	7	2	48	*
1995 Total*	29	14	15	13	7	6	56	2
White 1995*	28	13	15	13	7	6	58	1
Black 1995*	29	18	11	13	8	5	53	6
Hispanic 1995*	39	15	24	14	10	4	44	3
Asian 1995*	41	19	22	8	7	1	50	*

d. The types of jobs they have

	-----BETTER OFF-----			------WORSE OFF-----
	NET	A lot	A little	NET	A little	A lot	Just about as well off as the average white person	Don’t know
Total	19	7	12	22	17	5	54	5
White	17	5	12	21	17	4	58	4
African American	19	9	11	28	15	13	46	6
Hispanic	29	16	13	22	16	6	41	8
Asian	23	7	16	24	21	3	51	2

12. Do you believe it is the responsibility or isn't the responsibility of the federal government to make sure minorities have equality with whites in each of the following areas, even if it means you will have to pay more in taxes? Making sure minorities have (READ ITEMS)?

a. Jobs equal in quality to whites

	Responsibility of the federal government	Not the responsibility of the federal government	Don’t know
4/01 Total	47	50	3
White	40	57	3
African American	73	21	6
Hispanic	66	33	2
Asian	57	38	5
1995 Total*	46	53	1
White 1995*	40	59	1
Black 1995*	71	27	2
Hispanic 1995*	69	27	4
Asian 1995*	61	38	1

b. Schools equal in quality to whites

	Responsibility of the federal government	Not the responsibility of the federal government	Don’t know
4/01 Total	70	28	2
White	65	33	2
African American	89	7	4
Hispanic	79	18	3
Asian	73	24	3
1995 Total*	72	26	2
White 1995*	66	32	2
Black 1995*	93	7	*
Hispanic 1995*	89	9	2
Asian 1995*	84	14	2

("schools equal in quality to those held by whites")

c. Health care services equal to whites

	Responsibility of the federal government	Not the responsibility of the federal government	Don’t know
4/01 Total	62	34	3
White	55	41	4
African American	90	8	2
Hispanic	78	19	2
Asian	71	24	6
1995 Total*	68	31	2
White 1995*	61	37	2
Black 1995*	88	10	2
Hispanic 1995*	85	15	-
Asian 1995*	79	20	1

d. Treatment by the courts and police equal to whites

	Responsibility of the federal government	Not the responsibility of the federal government	Don’t know
4/01 Total	73	24	3
White	69	28	3
African American	89	10	1
Hispanic	80	15	4
Asian	82	12	5
1995 Total*	77	21	2
White 1995*	74	24	2
Black 1995*	88	10	2
Hispanic 1995*	89	10	1
Asian 1995*	83	16	1

("treatment by the courts and police equal to that received by whites")

12a. Is there too much, too little, or about the right amount of attention paid to race and racial issues these days?

	Too much	Too little	About the right amount	Don’t know
Total	45	29	23	4
White	52	20	24	3
African American	17	64	15	4
Hispanic	31	41	20	8
Asian	28	33	31	8

12b. Which of the following comes closer to your opinion?

	We have overcome the major problems facing racial minorities in the country	There are still major problems facing minorities in this country	Don’t know
Total	29	69	2
White	34	63	2
African American	9	88	3
Hispanic	15	82	3
Asian	26	69	4

13. During the last ten years, do you think tensions between racial and ethnic groups in this country have increased, decreased, or stayed about the same?

	Increased	Decreased	Stayed about the same	Don’t know
4/01 Total	29	28	41	2
White	27	30	41	2
African American	34	23	41	1
Hispanic	31	25	43	2
Asian	23	28	41	8
1995 Total*	47	14	39	1
White 1995*	45	15	40	*
Black 1995*	59	10	32	*
Hispanic 1995*	47	13	38	2
Asian 1995*	44	14	41	1

14. Are you, yourself, of Hispanic or Latino background, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Latin American background?

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Total	11	89	*
White	-	100	*
African American	-	100	-
Hispanic	100	-	-
Asian	-	99	1

15. Do you consider yourself to be white, black or African-American, Asian-American, or some other race?

	White	Black/ African-American	Asian-American	Native American	Some other race	Don’t know
Total	75	12	4	2	7	*
White	100	-	-	-	-	-
African American	-	100	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	34	4	1	1	58	2
Asian	-	-	100	-	-	-

RACE SUMMARY TABLE

----------------------------NON-HISPANIC------------------------------------						-------------HISPANIC------------
	White	Black/ African-American	Asian-American	Native American	Some other race	NET	White	Black	Unspec	Don’t Know
Total	71	12	4	2	1	11	4	*	7	*

H. POLICY ATTITUDES

22. Some people say that a child should only be adopted by people of the same race as the child. Other people say that race should not be a factor in adoption. Do you think that children should be adopted only by people of their own race, or don't you think this should be a factor?

	Children should be adopted only by people of their own race	Race should not be a factor	Depends	Don’t know
Total	17	81	NA	2
White	17	80	NA	2
African American	15	84	NA	1
Hispanic	16	82	NA	2
Asian	15	81	NA	3
3/91*	20	71	7	3

*CBS News Poll

50. In order to give minorities more opportunity, do you believe race or ethnicity should be a factor when deciding who is hired, promoted, or admitted to college, or that hiring, promotions, and college admissions should be based strictly on merit and qualifications other than race or ethnicity?

	Race or ethnicity should be a factor	Should be based strictly on merit and qualifications other than race/ethnicity	Don’t know
Total	5	92	3
White	3	94	3
African American	12	86	2
Hispanic	7	88	4
Asian	7	84	9

51. Do you favor or oppose employers and colleges making an extra effort to find and recruit qualified minorities?

	Favor	Oppose	Don’t know
Total	55	40	5
White	49	45	5
African American	77	17	6
Hispanic	62	32	6
Asian	63	32	6

52a. Do you think there should be more representatives from racial and ethnic minorities in Congress, fewer representatives, or do you think there are about the right number now?

	More	Fewer	About the right amount	Don’t know
Total	42	2	44	12
White	32	2	51	15
African American	75	3	19	4
Hispanic	61	3	30	6
Asian	63	2	24	10

52b. In order to elect more minorities to public office, do you think race should be a factor when boundaries for U.S. Congressional voting districts are drawn, or should it not be a factor?

	Race should be a factor	Race should not be a factor	Don’t know
Total	11	86	3
White	8	90	2
African American	27	70	3
Hispanic	13	83	4
Asian	17	78	5

(Asked of respondents who believe that race should be a factor when boundaries for

U.S. Congressional voting districts are drawn)

52c. Should race be a major factor or not?

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Total	39	61	1
African American	42	56	2

Q52b/c Summary

	-----RACE SHOULD BE A FACTOR-------
	NET	Should be a major factor	Should be a factor, but not a major factor	Race should not be a factor	Don’t know
Total	11	4	7	86	3
White	8	3	5	90	2
African American	27	11	16	70	3
Hispanic	13	7	6	83	4
Asian	17	7	10	78	5

54. After the last presidential election some people's votes were not counted because of problems with the ballots or voting machines. In general, do you think this type of voting problem is more likely to affect racial minorities, less likely, or does it affect all Americans equally?

	More likely to affect racial minorities	Less likely	Affects all Americans equally	Don’t know
Total	19	3	76	2
White	15	2	82	1
African American	45	3	50	2
Hispanic	21	7	68	5
Asian	24	5	60	11

(Asked of total respondents who believe problems with ballots or voting machines are

more likely to affect racial minorities)

55. Do you think this is mainly an accident, or mainly a deliberate attempt to reduce the political power of minorities?

	Accident	Attempt to reduce the political power of minorities	Don’t know
Total	30	60	9
White	44	45	11
African American	9	85	5

Q.54/55 Summary

	More Likely to Affect Racial Minorities
	NET	Mainly an attempt to reduce the political power of minorities	Mainly an accident	Affects all Americans equally	Less likely to affect racial minorities	Don’t know
Total	19	12	6	76	3	2
White	15	7	6	82	2	1
African American	45	38	4	50	3	2
Hispanic	21	15	3	68	7	5
Asian	24	10	9	60	5	11

I. CONTACT WITH MINORITIES

56B. We're interested in where people get their information about different racial and ethnic groups. Would you say your opinions about African Americans are based mainly on... (READ ITEMS)? How about (READ NEXT GROUP). Would you say your opinions about them are based on (READ ITEMS)

a. Asked of respondents who are not African American

	Direct personal contact	Things you’ve heard from family or friends	Things you’ve seen or read in the media	Just a general sense you have	Don’t know
Total	52	4	17	25	2
White	55	3	15	24	2
Hispanic	37	9	24	26	4
Asian	42	1	26	25	5

56B. We're interested in where people get their information about different racial and ethnic groups. Would you say your opinions about Hispanic Americans are based mainly on... (READ ITEMS)? How about (READ NEXT GROUP). Would you say your opinions about them are based on (READ ITEMS)

b. Asked of respondents who are not Hispanic American

	Direct personal contact	Things you’ve heard from family or friends	Things you’ve seen or read in the media	Just a general sense you have	Don’t know
Total	46	2	21	29	2
White	46	2	21	29	2
African American	47	3	23	24	3
Asian	42	2	28	25	4

56B. We're interested in where people get their information about different racial and ethnic groups. Would you say your opinions about Asian Americans are based mainly on... (READ ITEMS)? How about (READ NEXT GROUP). Would you say your opinions about them are based on (READ ITEMS)

c. Asked of respondents who are not Asian American

	Direct personal contact	Things you’ve heard from family or friends	Things you’ve seen or read in the media	Just a general sense you have	Don’t know
Total	40	3	23	30	4
White	42	2	22	30	3
African American	37	3	26	29	5
Hispanic	29	7	25	31	9

57. Do you live in a racially integrated neighborhood, or are almost all of the families in your neighborhood of the same race?

	Racially integrated	Almost all families of the same race	Don’t know
4/01 Total	49	50	1
White	44	56	1
African American	61	39	-
Hispanic	66	34	-
Asian	73	25	2
1995 Total*	46	53	1
White 1995*	41	58	1
Black 1995*	58	42	*
Hispanic 1995*	59	40	1
Asian 1995*	74	25	1

(Asked of total non-Hispanic White respondents)

57a. As you may know, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and other minorities are expected to make up more than half the U.S. population by the end of this century. Would you say this worries you a lot, a little, or not at all?

	A lot	A little	Not at all worried	Don’t know
White	6	21	72	1

49. On another subject, do you favor or oppose providing parents with tax money in the form of school vouchers to help pay for their children to attend private or religious schools?

	Favor	Oppose	Don’t know
Total	45	50	6
White	44	52	5
African American	46	46	8
Hispanic	51	42	7
Asian	46	44	10

B. VALUES

5. Now I am going to read a list of things that some people do. For each, thinking about your own values and morals, I'd like you to tell me whether you think it is generally acceptable or generally unacceptable. (READ ITEMS)

a. Marriages between people of the same sex

	Generally acceptable	Generally unacceptable	Don’t know
Total	34	64	2
White	34	64	2
African American	29	67	4
Hispanic	36	62	2
Asian	40	54	7

b. For someone to have an abortion

	Generally acceptable	Generally unacceptable	Don’t know
Total	42	54	4
White	43	57	4
African American	42	56	3
Hispanic	30	67	4
Asian	58	38	4

c. For someone to have a child without being married

	Generally acceptable	Generally unacceptable	Don’t know
Total	64	35	1
White	60	39	1
African American	73	25	2
Hispanic	75	24	1
Asian	60	37	3

53 As you may know, in some states convicted felons permanently lose their right to vote. Do you favor or oppose returning the right to vote to ex-felons whose crimes were not violent ones?

	Favor	Oppose	Don’t know
Total	61	36	4
White	58	38	4
African American	76	20	4
Hispanic	64	33	4
Asian	47	46	7

FACTUALS

60. How important is religion in your everyday life: The most important thing in your life; very important but not the most important thing; somewhat important; or not too important?

	-------Most/Very Important-----			----Somewhat/Not too Important--
	NET	Most	Very	NET	Somewhat	Not too	Don’t know
Total	60	22	38	39	24	15	1
White	57	20	37	43	27	16	*
African American	80	37	43	20	14	6	-
Hispanic	61	19	42	37	25	12	1
Asian	62	26	35	38	17	21	-

61. For each of the following, please tell me whether or not it is something you and your family have had to deal with RECENTLY. (READ ITEMS)

a. You have had problems paying the rent or mortgage for yourself or your family

	Have had to deal with it	Have not had to deal with it	Don’t know
Total	19	81	-
White	16	84	-
African American	32	68	-
Hispanic	22	78	-
Asian	20	80	-

b. You have delayed or had trouble getting medical care for yourself or your family

	Have had to deal with it	Have not had to deal with it	Don’t know
Total	18	81	*
White	16	84	*
African American	24	76	-
Hispanic	27	73	-
Asian	13	87	1

c. You have been unable to save money for future needs

	Have had to deal with it	Have not had to deal with it	Don’t know
Total	50	50	*
White	48	52	*
African American	63	37	*
Hispanic	49	51	-
Asian	46	53	*

62. Do you own stocks, bonds, or mutual funds--either directly or through a 401K plan?

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Total	54	45	1
White	61	38	1
African American	34	66	-
Hispanic	31	69	1
Asian	51	48	*

DEMOGRAPHICS

We now have just a few more questions to help classify your answers.

D01. In politics today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else?

(Asked of total independents)

D01a. Do you consider yourself closer to the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?

Leaned Party Table

D02. Would you say your views in most political matters are liberal, moderate, conservative, something else, or haven’t you given this much thought?

D03. Some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you currently registered to vote at your current address?

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Total	78	22	*
White	80	20	*
African American	84	16	-
Hispanic	63	37	-
Asian	58	38	4

(Asked of total registered voters)

D04. As you may know, around half the public does not vote in presidential elections. How about you -- did you vote in the presidential election last year when George W. Bush ran against Al Gore, Ralph Nader, and Pat Buchanan, or did you skip that one?

	Voted	Did not vote	Don’t Know
Total	87	13	-
White	90	10	-
African American	81	19	-
Hispanic	70	30	-
Asian	82	18	-

(Asked of total voters)

D04a. Which candidate did you vote for?

	George W. Bush	Al Gore	Ralph Nader	Pat Buchanan	Don’t know
Total	50	45	2	1	2
White	58	36	3	1	2
African American	8	88	1	-	3
Hispanic	37	58	3	-	2
Asian	42	53	1	-	4

D03/D04/D04a

	-----------------------------REGISTERED--------------------
		-------------------------VOTED---------------------
	NET	NET	Bush	Gore	Nader	Buchanan	Did not vote	Not registered	Don’t know
Total	78	68	32	28	1	*	10	22	*
White	80	72	39	25	2	*	8	20	*
African American	84	68	5	55	1	-	16	16	-
Hispanic	63	44	15	24	1	-	18	37	-
Asian	58	47	19	24	1	-	11	38	4

D05. Are you currently married, living with a partner, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?

	Currently married	Living w/ a partner	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	Don’t Know
Total	54	6	8	10	3	18	*
White	59	6	9	10	2	15	-
African American	30	9	8	11	7	35	-
Hispanic	53	6	3	8	9	21	-
Asian	54	6	1	13	1	24	1

(Asked of total respondents who are married/living with a partner)

D05A. Which of the following best describes your marriage or current relationship? It’s perfect and couldn’t be improved, it’s nearly perfect, a few small improvements are needed, it’s generally good, but there are some problems, or it’s not so good, we’ve got serious problems?

	---------Perfect/Nearly Perfect--------			-----Some Problems/Serious Problems----
	NET	Perfect and couldn’t be improved	A few small improvements are needed	NET	Generally good, but there are some problems	Not so good, we’ve got serious problems	Don’t know
Total	72	24	49	28	25	2	*
White	73	23	50	27	25	2	*
African American	72	24	47	28	24	5	-
Hispanic	69	27	42	31	27	4	-
Asian	77	34	44	23	21	2	-

D07. Do you have any children under age 18 living at home?

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Total	38	62	-
White	34	66	-
African American	44	56	-
Hispanic	56	44	-
Asian	39	61	-

D07b Are you or is anyone in your household currently in military service, a military veteran, or a reservist?

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Total	24	76	*
White	25	75	-
African American	24	76	-
Hispanic	18	82	*
Asian	16	83	1

D08. What is your religious preference? Are you Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?

	Protestant	Roman Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion	No religion	Don’t Know
Total	45	26	2	17	10	1
White	48	23	2	15	10	1
African American	59	6	-	25	9	*
Hispanic	16	64	*	13	6	1
Asian	27	18	*	30	15	10

(Asked of respondents who consider themselves some other religion)

(Black=83/Asian=86)

D08B. Do you consider yourself a Christian?

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Total	82	18	*
White	85	15	-
African American	92	8	-
Asian	26	72	2

(Asked of total Protestants/Christians)

(Hispanic=84)

D08C. Would you consider yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not?

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Total	55	42	3
White	53	45	2
African American	65	33	2
Hispanic	63	31	7

DO8/DO8B SUMMARY TABLE WITH NETS

	--PROTESTANT/CHRISTIAN-
	NET	Protestant	Other Christian	Roman Catholic	Jewish	Some other religion	No religion	Don’t Know
Total	59	45	14	26	2	3	10	1
White	61	48	13	23	2	2	10	1
African American	83	59	23	6	-	2	9	*
Hispanic	26	16	10	64	*	3	6	1
Asian	35	27	8	18	*	22	15	10

DO8/DO8B/DO8C SUMMARY TABLE

	Born again Protestants/Some other religion/Christian	Protestant not born again	Roman Catholic	Jewish	Some other/not Christian	Other Christian/ not born again	No religion	Don’t Know
Total	32	21	26	2	3	6	10	1
White	32	16	23	2	2	6	10	1
African American	52	24	6	-	2	6	9	*
Hispanic	16	5	64	*	3	6	6	1
Asian	15	15	18	*	22	5	15	10

D09. What is the last grade or class that you completed in school?

	Total	White	African American	Hispanic	Asian
High school graduate or less (NET)	52	48	59	74	36
Less than high school graduate (SUBNET)	17	12	22	43	15
None, or grade 1-8	3	1	4	16	8
High school incomplete	14	11	18	27	6
High school graduate+ (SUBNET)	35	35	37	31	21
High school graduate	33	33	35	28	20
Business, technical/vocational school	2	2	2	3	1
Some college or more (NET)	48	52	41	26	64
Some college, no 4 year degree	25	26	26	17	22
College graduate + (SUBNET)	23	26	15	9	43
College graduate	16	18	10	6	28
Post-graduate training	8	8	5	3	15
Don’t Know	-	-	-	-	-

D10. What is your age?

	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Total	21	43	20	16
White	18	42	21	19
African American	28	43	17	12
Hispanic	32	45	15	8
Asian	29	52	11	8

Additional table:

D11/D11a/D11b. Is your total annual household income from all sources and before taxes: (READ LIST)

	Total	White	African American	Hispanic	Asian
Less than $40K (NET)	48	41	68	65	40
Less than $15K	11	9	18	18	8
$15K but less than $20K	7	5	11	12	6
$20K but less than $25K	7	6	11	10	4
$25K but less than $30K	7	6	10	10	10
$30K but less than $35K	8	8	6	8	8
$35K but less than $40K	5	4	9	6	4
Less than $40K (unspecified)	2	2	3	*	*
$40K+ (NET)	50	56	31	32	54
$40K but less than $50K	10	10	12	9	14
$50K but less than $75K	17	20	12	11	12
$75K but less than $100K	9	10	3	4	12
$100K+	11	13	3	5	13
$40K+ (unspecified)	3	3	*	3	2
Don’t Know	3	3	1	3	6

D13. RECORD GENDER FROM OBSERVATION

	Male	Female
Total	48	52
White	48	52
African American	45	55
Hispanic	49	51
Asian	45	55

Region

	Northeast	North Central	South	West
Total	19	23	36	22
White	20	26	34	20
African American	18	19	56	8
Hispanic	14	8	34	43
Asian	18	12	18	52

Metro Status

	Urban	Suburban	Rural
Total	55	24	21
White	50	26	24
African American	68	17	14
Hispanic	71	17	12
Asian	71	26	2

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