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Race and Ethnicity (p. 2)

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Jan. 5-10, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.
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"As you may know, Monday, January 17th, is Martin Luther King Day. Will you do anything to commemorate Martin Luther King Day this year, or not?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/5-10/11	30	69	1
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"Do you think there has been significant progress toward Martin Luther King's dream of racial equality, or don't you think so?"
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		Has been significant progress	Don't think so	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/5-10/11	77	22	1
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"Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	1/5-10/11	74	24	2	1

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 21-23, 2010. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Thinking specifically about the effect of Barack Obama's presidency on relations between blacks and whites in this country, do you think his presidency has started a new era of better race relations, or do you think his presidency has resulted in some improvement in race relations but not started a new era, or do you think his presidency has created no real change in race relations in this country, or do you think that his presidency has made race relations worse?"
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		New era	Some improvement	No real change	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/21-23/10	11	39	33	17	-
	12/16-20/09	12	42	31	14	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 22-25, 2010. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
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"When it comes to representing the interests of African Americans do you think that Obama is doing too much, too little or about the right amount?"
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		Too much	Too little	About right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/22-25/10	12	13	67	8
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"How big a problem is racism in our society today? Is it a big problem, somewhat of a problem, a small problem or not a problem at all?"
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		A big problem	Somewhat of a problem	A small problem	Not a problem	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/22-25/10	33	42	19	5	1
	1/13-16/09	26	48	22	4	-

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2010. N=1,083 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3.5), including, with an oversample, 153 blacks (MoE ą 8.5).
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"Do you think Barack Obama's election as president represents progress for all blacks in America more generally, or do you think it is only a single case that does not reflect broader progress for blacks overall?" Options rotated
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		Progress for All Blacks	Not Broader Progress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-15/10	64	30	6
	Blacks	70	27	2
	Whites	66	29	5
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	12/19/08 - 1/4/09	65	22	13
	Blacks	64	22	14
	Whites	66	20	14
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"Do you think Obama's presidency has done more to help or more to hurt race relations in this country, or has it not made much of a difference?"
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		Help	Hurt	Not Much of a Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/12-15/10	41	12	47	-
	Blacks	51	4	44	1
	Whites	40	12	48	-
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"Do you think blacks have achieved racial equality, will soon achieve racial equality, will not achieve racial equality in your lifetime, or will never achieve racial equality?"
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		Have Achieved	Will Soon Achieve	Won't Achieve In Lifetime	Will Never Achieve	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-15/10	37	31	19	8	4
	Blacks	11	38	32	17	3
	Whites	40	31	19	7	4
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	1/13-16/09	35	38	17	6	3
	Blacks	20	36	23	18	3
	Whites	38	38	17	5	3

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 16-20, 2009. N=1,160 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including 786 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ą 3.5), and, with an oversample, 259 blacks (MoE ą 6).
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"Thinking specifically about the effect of Barack Obama's presidency on relations between blacks and whites in this country, do you think his presidency has started a new era of better race relations, or do you think his presidency has resulted in some improvement in race relations but not started a new era, or do you think his presidency has created no real change in race relations in this country, or do you think that his presidency has made race relations worse?"
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		New Era	Some Improvement	No Real Change	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	12	42	31	14	1
	Whites	11	39	34	15	1
	Blacks	18	51	23	7	1
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"Do you think black celebrities are singled out for unfair treatment by society, or are all celebrities generally treated the same, regardless of race?"
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		Singled Out for Unfair Treatment	Generally Treated the Same	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	13	85	1
	Whites	9	90	1
	Blacks	39	60	1
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"Do you think race relations in this country will ever get better than they are, or don't you think so?"
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		Will Get Better	Don't Think So	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/16-20/09	71	28	1
	Whites	72	27	1
	Blacks	75	24	1
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	10/12-14/07	62	36	2
	Whites	66	33	1
	Blacks	49	51	-
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"Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream Speech' at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963. In your view, do you think the U.S. has fulfilled the vision King outlined in that speech, or don't you think so?"
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		Has Fulfilled King's Vision	Hasn't Fulfilled King's Vision	Unfamiliar with Speech (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/16-20/09	51	47	1	1
	Whites	50	48	1	1
	Blacks	55	44	-	1
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	1/12-15/09	49	49	1	-
	Whites	46	52	1	-
	Blacks	69	30	-	-
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	3/26 - 4/2/08	34	59	4	3
	Whites	35	58	4	3
	Blacks	34	64	-	2
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"Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream Speech' at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963. In your view, do you think the U.S. has fulfilled the vision King outlined in that speech, or don't you think so?" If hasn't fulfilled King's vision: "Do you think the U.S. can eventually fulfill the vision in King's speech, or dont you think so?" Combined responses
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		Has Fulfilled King's Vision	Hasn't Fulfilled/ Can Eventually Fulfill	Hasn't Fulfilled/ Cannot Fulfill	Unfamiliar with Speech (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/16-20/09	51	31	17	1	-
	Whites	50	30	19	1	1
	Blacks	55	31	14	-	1

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. July 31-Aug. 3, 2009. N=1,136 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including 773 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ą 3.5), and, with an oversample, 226 blacks (MoE ą 6.5).
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"Do you approve or disapprove of how Obama has handled race relations since he became president?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	61	34	4
	Whites	56	40	4
	Blacks	92	6	2
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"Have you personally ever felt treated unfairly by the police or by a police officer specifically because of your race?"
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		Yes	No
		%	%
	ALL	16	84
	Whites	6	94
	Blacks	56	44
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"Next, we'd like to know how widespread you believe the problem of racism is against blacks among police officers in this country. Would you say it is very common, fairly common, fairly rare, or very rare?"
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		Very Common	Fairly Common	Fairly Rare	Very Rare	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	16	36	31	13	4
	Whites	11	36	35	14	4
	Blacks	46	40	7	5	2

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	3/26 - 4/2/08
	ALL	19	40	26	10	5
	Whites	11	41	32	11	5
	Blacks	48	33	9	8	1
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"Now I have some questions about an incident in Massachusetts in which a professor named Henry Louis Gates, who is black, was arrested for disorderly conduct at his home by a police officer named James Crowley, who is white. Based on what you have heard or read about this incident, do you think the police officer, James Crowley, acted stupidly or don't you think?"
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		Acted Stupidly	Don't Think So	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	33	54	14
	Whites	29	58	14
	Blacks	59	29	12
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"And based on what you have heard or read about this incident, do you think the professor, Henry Louis Gates, acted stupidly or don't you think so?"
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		Acted Stupidly	Don't Think So	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	53	30	16
	Whites	58	27	15
	Blacks	44	43	13
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"Who would you say you sympathize with more: Henry Louis Gates, the professor who was arrested, or James Crowley, the police officer who arrested him?"
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		Gates	Crowley	Both Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	33	41	8	9	9
	Whites	29	45	9	9	8
	Blacks	61	19	4	8	8
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"Do you think a white homeowner would have been arrested if he had acted the same way in the same circumstances, or don't you think so?"
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		Would Have Been	Don't Thinks So	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	59	29	4	8
	Whites	66	23	4	8
	Blacks	25	64	3	8
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"As you may know, Barack Obama made some comments about this incident at a televised press conference. Based on what you have read or heard about Obama's comments, do you think Obama acted stupidly when he made them, or don't you think so?"
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		Acted Stupidly	Don't Think So	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	54	32	14
	Whites	63	25	13
	Blacks	26	59	15
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"Did Obama's comments make you feel more favorable or less favorable toward him, or did those comments not change your view of Obama?"
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		More Favorable	Less Favorable	No Change	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	7	28	59	6
	Whites	4	33	57	5
	Blacks	13	10	69	7
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"As you may know, Barack Obama had a beer at the White House with the professor who was arrested and the police officer who arrested him. Do you think that event was a good idea or a bad idea?"
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		Good Idea	Bad Idea	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	58	36	7
	Whites	53	40	6
	Blacks	75	20	6
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"Do you think this incident has taught Americans a lesson that will lead to better race relations in this country?"
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		Has Taught a Lesson	Has Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	36	58	6
	Whites	33	61	6
	Blacks	44	52	4

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 24-28, 2009. N=1,050 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Thinking about the country as a whole, do you think most police generally treat blacks and Hispanics better than whites, do they treat blacks and Hispanics worse than whites, or do they generally treat all groups the same?"
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		Better	Worse	Same	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/24-28/09	3	38	46	5	8

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey. July 27, 2009. N=480 adults nationwide who were first surveyed by Pew July 22-26, 2009. MoE ą 5.5.
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"How much, if anything, have you heard about Barack Obama's comments regarding the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, a black Harvard professor, at his home after a dispute with a police officer: a lot, a little, or nothing at all?"
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		A Lot	A Little	Nothing at All	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	%	.
	7/27/09	46	33	19	2	.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama has handled this situation?" If necessary: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama has handled the dispute between Gates and the police officer?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/27/09	29	41	30
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"From what you've read and heard about what happened during the original incident, who, if anyone, would you say was more at fault: Henry Louis Gates, the professor, or James Crowley, the police officer?" Options rotated
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		Gates	Crowley	Both Equally (vol.)	Neither/No One (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/27/09	27	25	10	3	36

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). July 24-27, 2009. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"When it comes to the arrest of Henry Louis Gates by the Cambridge police officer, who do you feel is more at fault: Gates or the Cambridge police officer, or both of them? If you do not know enough or do not have an opinion just say so."
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		Gates	Police Officer	Both	Don't Know Enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/24-27/09	27	11	29	31	2

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. June 26-28, 2009. N=1,026 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In a case currently before the Supreme Court, a city decided to use a test to determine which firefighters should receive promotions. No black firefighters scored high enough on the test to earn a promotion, so the city decided not to offer promotions to the white firefighters who got the highest scores on the test. Which of the following statements comes closest to your view? Those white firefighters were victims of discrimination and should get the promotions based on the test results. Because no black firefighters got high scores, the city should use a new test to make sure that blacks were not victims of discrimination." Options rotated
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		White Firefighters Should Get Promotions	City Should Use a New Test	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/26-28/09	65	31	4

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. May 28-June 1, 2009. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for racial and ethnic minorities?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/28 - 6/1/09	56	36	9
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"Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for women?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/28 - 6/1/09	63	29	9

Quinnipiac University Poll. May 26-June 1, 2009. N=3,097 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 1.8.
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"Do you think affirmative action programs that give preferences to blacks and other minorities in hiring, promotions and college admissions should be continued, or do you think these affirmative action programs should be abolished?"
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		Continued	Abolished	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	36	55	9
	Republicans	18	73	9
	Democrats	57	33	10
	Independents	30	63	8
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"Which comes closer to your point of view? Affirmative action programs seek out qualified minorities and do not disadvantage members of other groups. OR, Affirmative action programs result in members of some minority groups being advantaged at the expense of other groups."
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		Others Aren't Disadvantaged	Others Are Disadvantaged	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	44	46	10
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"If affirmative action programs giving preference to blacks and other minorities do result in less opportunities for whites, do you think that's a price worth paying to help blacks and other minorities, or not?"
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		Is Worth Paying	Is Not Worth Paying	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	29	59	12
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"Which comes closer to your point of view regarding affirmative action programs in the work place? (A) We should have affirmative action programs to overcome past discrimination. (B) We should have affirmative action programs to increase diversity. OR, (C) We should not have affirmative action programs."
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		To Overcome Discrimination	To Increase Diversity	Should Not Have	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	20	27	47	5
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"Do you think members of some racial groups should get preference for government jobs so that the workforce has the same racial makeup as its community?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	25	70	5
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"Do you think members of some racial groups should get preference for jobs in private companies so that the workforce has the same racial makeup as its community?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	21	74	5
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"Does Barack Obama's election as president make you more likely to support continuation of affirmative action programs, less likely, or does it not change your view?"
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		More Likely	Less Likely	Doesn't Change View	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	8	10	80	2
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"In order to increase diversity, do you support or oppose affirmative action programs that give preferences to [see below] in hiring, promotions and college admissions?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"Hispanics"
	5/26 - 6/1/09	29	64	7
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	"White women"
	5/26 - 6/1/09	32	62	6
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	"Blacks"
	5/26 - 6/1/09	33	61	6
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	"Those who are handicapped"
	5/26 - 6/1/09	55	39	6
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	"Gays and lesbians"
	5/26 - 6/1/09	27	65	8
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"Which do you think is the best term to describe these programs: affirmative action or preferences?"
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		Affirmative Action	Preferences	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	36	51	12
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"As you may know, the United States Supreme Court will be deciding a case involving New Haven, Connecticut's use of promotion tests for firefighters. Because no blacks scored high enough to qualify for promotion, the city decided to throw the test out. Do you think the Supreme Court should uphold the city or order the city to promote the 14 white and one Hispanic firefighters who scored high enough for promotion?"
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		Uphold the City	Order City to Promote	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	19	71	10
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"As you may know, Sonia Sotomayor voted to uphold New Haven's decision as an appellate court judge. Does this make you more likely to favor her appointment to the Supreme Court, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference?"
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		More Likely	Less Likely	Doesn't Make a Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/26 - 6/1/09	7	28	59	6

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 13-16, 2009. N=1,079 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including, with an oversample, 204 blacks (MoE ą 7).
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"How big a problem is racism in our society today? Is it a big problem, somewhat of a problem, a small problem or not a problem at all?"
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		A Big Problem	Somewhat of a Problem	A Small Problem	Not a Problem
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	26	48	22	4
	Blacks	44	41	11	4
	Whites	22	49	23	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2009. N=1,245 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including 798 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ą 3.5), and, with an oversample, 332 blacks (MoE ą 5.5).
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"Thinking specifically about the effect of Barack Obama's election as president on relations between blacks and whites in this country, do you think his election is the start of a new era of better race relations, or do you think his election will result in some improvement in race relations, but not start a new era, or do you think his election will create no real change in race relations in this country, or do you think that his election will make race relations worse?"
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		New Era	Some Improvement	No Real Change	Make Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	28	44	21	6	1
	Whites	25	44	24	6	-
	Blacks	44	36	13	5	2
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"Do you think that relations between blacks and whites will always be a problem for the United States, or that a solution will eventually be worked out?"
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		Always a Problem	Eventually Worked Out	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	45	55	1
	Whites	41	59	1
	Blacks	52	47	-
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	1/14-17/08
	ALL	44	55	1
	Whites	43	57	1
	Blacks	52	47	1
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"Looking ahead over the next four years, do you think the quality of life for African-Americans will get better, stay about the same, or get worse?"
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		Get Better	Stay About The Same	Get Worse
		%	%	%
	ALL	52	42	6
	Whites	48	46	5
	Blacks	61	34	4
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"As you may know, the Voting Rights Act was passed in the 1960s to prevent state and local governments from using rules and procedures which prevented many blacks from voting. Do you think the Voting Rights Act is necessary today to make sure that blacks are allowed to vote, or do you think the Voting Rights Act is no longer necessary?"
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		Necessary Today	No Longer Necessary	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	52	47	1
	Whites	49	50	1
	Blacks	65	33	1

ABC News Poll. Dec. 19, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009. N=1,146 adults nationwide, including, with an oversample, 236 blacks. MoE ą 3 overall, ą 6.5 for blacks, ą 3.5 for whites.
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"In your own personal identity do you think of yourself as [respondent's race] first, as an American first, or what?" Options rotated
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		Own Race	American	Both (vol.)	Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/19/08 - 1/4/09
	ALL	12	78	3	4	3
	Blacks	39	51	3	3	5
	Whites	5	87	2	3	3
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	9/11-14/08
	ALL	15	79	2	3	1
	Blacks	45	46	5	3	1
	Whites	4	91	-	4	1
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"If you honestly assessed yourself, would you say that you have at least some feelings of racial prejudice?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/19/08 - 1/4/09
	ALL	35	64	1
	Blacks	38	60	2
	Whites	34	65	1
					.
	6/12-15/08
	ALL	30	69	2
	Blacks	34	65	1
	Whites	30	69	1

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 5, 2008. N=1,036 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As a result of Barack Obama's election, do you think race relations in this country will get a lot better, get a little better, not change, get a little worse, or get a lot worse?" Options rotated
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		Get a Lot Better	Get a Little Better	Not Change	Get a Little Worse	Get a Lot Worse
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/5/08	28	42	17	7	3

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 7-14, 2008. N=1,796 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including, with an oversample, 297 blacks (MoE ą 6) and 246 Hispanics (MoE ą 6).
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"Do you think race relations in the United States are generally good or generally bad?"
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		Good	Bad	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	53	37	10
	Whites	55	34	10
	Blacks	29	59	12
	Hispanics	52	38	10
					.
"Do you think race relations in your community are generally good or generally bad?"
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		Good	Bad	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	77	20	3
	Whites	79	18	3
	Blacks	58	37	5
	Hispanics	73	24	4
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"Have you ever felt you were stopped by the police just because of your race or ethnic background?"
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	13	86	-
	Whites	7	93	0
	Blacks	43	57	0
	Hispanics	30	69	1
					.
"Was there ever a specific instance when you felt discriminated against because of your race?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	34	66	-
	Whites	26	74	0
	Blacks	68	32	0
	Hispanics	52	47	1

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 18-29, 2008. N=2,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.5.
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"In your view, is the growing variety of ethnic and racial groups in the U.S. very good, good, bad or very bad for the country?"
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		Very Good	Good	Bad	Very Bad	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/18-29/08	19	51	15	7	8

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 12-15, 2008. N=1,125 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including, with an oversample, 201 blacks.
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"Generally speaking, do you think race relations in the United States are excellent, good, not so good or poor?"
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		Excellent	Good	Not So Good	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/12-15/08	4	47	36	12	1
	3/92	2	30	45	21	2
					.
"Do you think Obama's candidacy will do more to help or more to hurt race relations in this country, or won't it make much of a difference?"
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		Help	Hurt	Not Much Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	42	15	40	3
	Whites	38	17	43	2
	Blacks	60	8	31	2
					.
"Do you yourself know any black person / white person whom you consider a fairly close personal friend?" Asked of non-blacks about blacks, asked of blacks about whites
					.
		Yes	No
		%	%
	6/12-15/08	81	18
	6/97	74	26
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"Do you think blacks who live in your community experience racial discrimination, or not?" Asked of those with blacks in their community
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	51	47	3
	Whites	48	49	3
	Blacks	54	44	3

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. May 21-22, 2008. N=1,042 white registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 4.
					.
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of giving preferences to blacks and other minorities in things like hirings, promotions, and college admissions?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/21-22/08	21	72	7
					.
"As a result of such preferences, do you think less qualified people get hired, promoted, or admitted often, sometimes, hardly ever, or never?"
					.
		Often	Sometimes	Hardly Ever	Never	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/21-22/08	21	54	14	4	7
					.
"Which do you think is a bigger problem in this country today: blacks losing out because of racism, OR whites losing out because of racial preferences?"
					.
		Blacks Losing Out	Whites Losing Out	Neither (vol.)	Both Equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/21-22/08	30	26	14	16	14
					.
"Please tell me if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. The first one is . . . ."
					.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
					.
	"We have gone too far in pushing equal rights in this country"
	5/21-22/08	39	57	4
					.
	"Poor people have become too dependent on government assistance programs"
	5/21-22/08	68	28	4
					.
"Which of these statements comes closer to your own views, even if neither is exactly right? Racial discrimination is the main reason why many black people can't get ahead these days. OR, Blacks who can't get ahead in this country are mostly responsible for their own condition."
					.
		Discrimination Is Main Reason	Responsible for Own Condition	Neither/Both Equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/21-22/08	18	67	9	6

CNN/Essence Magazine/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 26-April 2, 2008. N=2,184 adults nationwide (MoE ą 2), including 1,001 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ą 3) and, with an oversample, 1,014 blacks (MoE ą 3).
					.
"How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is in this country: a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious, or not at all serious?"
					.
		Very Serious	Somewhat Serious	Not Too Serious	Not at All Serious	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	17	46	27	9	1
	Whites	11	46	32	10	1
	Blacks	43	44	9	3	-
					.
"Do you think the 'I Have a Dream Speech' is still relevant today to people of your generation, or don't you think it matters much to people of your generation today?"
					.
		Still Relevant	Doesn't Matter Much	Unfamiliar with Speech (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	68	27	4	1
	Whites	67	27	5	1
	Blacks	76	23	-	-
					.
"Did the life of Martin Luther King influence you a great deal, somewhat, not very much, or not at all?"
					.
		A Great Deal	Somewhat	Not Very Much	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	25	40	19	16	1
	Whites	17	43	22	19	-
	Blacks	69	24	3	4	-
					.
"Do you think the assassination of Martin Luther King was the act of one individual or part of a larger conspiracy?"
					.
		One Individual	Larger Conspiracy	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	33	58	9
	Whites	40	50	10
	Blacks	9	88	4

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 14-17, 2008. N=1,393 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including 743 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ą 3.5) and 513 blacks (MoE ą 4.5).
					.
"Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream Speech' at a civil rights march in Washington in 1963. In your view, how much of Dr. King's 'dream' that he talked about has been fulfilled today . . . ?"
					.
		All of It	A Great Deal	A Moderate Amount	Not Very Much	None of It
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	6	37	45	10	1
	Whites	6	37	47	8	1
	Blacks	7	37	41	14	-
					.
"How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is where you live: a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious, or not at all serious?"
					.
		Very Serious	Somewhat Serious	Not Too Serious	Not at All Serious	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	8	22	41	29	1
	Whites	4	21	42	32	-
	Blacks	26	35	30	9	-
					.
"How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is in this country: a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious, or not at all serious?"
					.
		Very Serious	Somewhat Serious	Not Too Serious	Not at All Serious	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	19	44	29	7	1
	Whites	12	45	33	9	1
	Blacks	56	34	9	1	-
					.
"On the average, blacks have worse jobs, income and housing than white people. Do you think this is mostly due to discrimination against blacks, or is it mostly due to something else?"
					.
		Discrimination	Something Else	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	18	80	2
	Whites	13	85	2
	Blacks	38	61	2
					.
"In general, do you think whites underestimate the amount of discrimination there is against blacks, or not?"
					.
		Underestimate	Do Not Underestimate	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	62	37	1
	Whites	60	39	1
	Blacks	82	17	1
					.
"In general, do you think blacks overestimate the amount of discrimination against blacks, or not?"
					.
		Overestimate	Do Not Overestimate	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	70	27	3
	Whites	72	25	3
	Blacks	59	41	-
					.
"Looking back over the last ten years, do you think the quality of life for blacks has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?"
					.
		Better	Same	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	60	29	9	2
	Whites	64	27	7	2
	Blacks	39	40	21	-
					.
"And looking back over the last forty years, do you think the quality of life for blacks has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?"
					.
		Better	Same	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	87	9	3	1
	Whites	91	6	2	1
	Blacks	71	17	12	-

Quinnipiac University Poll. Aug. 7-13, 2007. N=1,545 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.5.
					.
"As you may know, the Supreme Court recently ruled that public schools may not consider an individual's race when deciding which students are assigned to specific schools. Do you agree or disagree with this ruling?"
					.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/7-13/07	71	24	5

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 18-21, 2007. N=1,125 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"As you may know, the Supreme Court recently restricted how local school boards can use race to assign children to schools. Some argue this is a significant setback for efforts to diversify public schools, others say race should not be used in school assignments. On balance, do you approve or disapprove of this decision?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/18-21/07	40	56	4

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. July 2-3, 2007. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of last weeks Supreme Court decision to limit the use of race for school integration plans?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	32	36	32
	Whites	35	29	36
	Non-whites	23	54	23
					.
"Do you think race should be allowed as a factor in making decisions about employment and education, or should race not be allowed as a factor?"
					.
		Allowed	Not Allowed	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	14	82	4
	Whites	12	86	2
	Non-whites	19	75	6

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. April 12-15, 2007. N=1,141 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including an oversample of blacks for a total of 206 black respondents (MoE ą 7).
					.
"Have you ever heard someone make a racially insensitive or insulting remark about African-Americans, or not?" If "Yes": "Were you personally offended by it, or not?"
					.
		HEARD: Offended	HEARD: Sometimes Offended (vol.)	HEARD: Not Offended	Have Not Heard
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	59	3	23	14
	Blacks	62	3	19	16
	Whites	58	3	25	13
					.
"Have you ever heard someone make a racially insensitive or insulting remark about white people, or not?" If "Yes": "Were you personally offended by it, or not?"
					.
		HEARD: Offended	HEARD: Sometimes Offended (vol.)	HEARD: Not Offended	Have Not Heard
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	50	2	28	20
	Blacks	57	3	20	20
	Whites	49	2	29	19
					.
"As you may know, a radio personality named Don Imus has been fired for making a racially insensitive or insulting remark about black women basketball players during his radio show. Do you think Imus should or should not have lost his job over this issue?"
					.
		Should Have	Should Not Have	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	51	45	3
	Blacks	73	25	2
	Whites	47	49	3

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Dec. 5-7, 2006. N=1,207 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including 703 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ą 3.5) and 328 blacks (MoE ą 5).
					.
"Do you think only a few white people dislike blacks, many white people dislike blacks, or almost all white people dislike blacks?"
					.
		A Few	Many	Almost All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	65	27	3	5
	Whites	69	24	2	5
	Blacks	51	33	7	9

Gallup Poll. June 8-25, 2006. N=2,032 adults nationwide, including oversamples of Blacks and Hispanics weighted to reflect their proportions in the general population. MoE ą 6.
					.
"Do you feel that racial minorities in this country have equal job opportunities as whites, or not?"
					.
		Do	Do Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	46	53	1
	Non-Hispanic whites	53	47	1
	Blacks	17	81	2
	Hispanics	34	62	3

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. Feb. 16-19, 2006. N=807 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"How would you rate the state of race relations in the United States these days? Would you say they are excellent, good, only fair, or poor?"
					.
		Excellent	Good	Only fair	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/16-19/06	3	34	43	17	3
					.
"How much progress do you think there has been toward achieving Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial equality in America . . . ?"
					.
		A Great Deal	Some	Not Very Much	None at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/16-19/06	28	54	13	2	3

Associated Press/Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Jan. 9-12, 2006. N=1,242 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including, with an oversample, 312 blacks (MoE ą 5.5).
					.
"As you may know, Monday, Jan. 16, is Martin Luther King Day. Will you do anything to commemorate Martin Luther King Day this year, or not?"
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	23	76	1
	Whites	15	84	1
	Blacks	60	38	2
					.
"Do you think there has been significant progress toward Martin Luther King's dream of racial equality, or don't you think so?"
					.
		Has Been Significant Progress	Has Not Been Significant Progress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	75	21	4
	Whites	78	18	4
	Blacks	66	32	2
					.
"Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	73	22	5
	Whites	67	27	6
	Blacks	96	3	1

CBS News Poll. Jan. 5-8, 2006. N=1,151 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"What do you think should happen to affirmative action programs? Should they be ended now, should they be phased out over the next few years, or should affirmative action programs be continued for the foreseeable future?"
					.
		Ended Now	Phased Out	Continued	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/5-8/06	12	33	36	19

*ABC News* Poll. June 8-12, 2005. N=1,117 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including, with an oversample, 145 blacks (MoE ą 8).
					.
"Is your community made up mostly of people of one racial group, or would you say your community is racially mixed?"
					.
		One Group	Mixed	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	29	70	1
	Whites	32	67	1
	Blacks	23	77	-
					.
"Have you personally ever felt that you were being discriminated against because of your race?"
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	26	73	-
	Whites	19	81	0
	Blacks	54	45	1

Gallup Poll. N=1,385 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including, with oversamples, 821 non-Hispanic whites (MoE ą 4), 241 blacks (MoE ą 7), and 266 Hispanics (MoE ą 7). Interviewing was June 12-15, 2003, for non-Hispanic whites, and June 12-18, 2003, for blacks and Hispanics.
						.
"Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for racial minorities?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	49	43	8
	Non-Hispanic whites	44	49	7
	Blacks	70	21	9
	Hispanics	63	28	9
						.
"Which comes closer to your view about evaluating students for admission into a college or university? Applicants should be admitted solely on the basis of merit, even if that results in few minority students being admitted. OR, An applicant's racial and ethnic background should be considered to help promote diversity on college campuses, even if that means admitting some minority students who otherwise would not be admitted." Options rotated
		Solely Merit	Race/ Ethnicity, Too	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	69	27	4
	Non-Hispanic whites	75	22	3
	Blacks	44	49	7
	Hispanics	59	36	5
						.
"If two equally qualified students, one white and one black, applied to a major U.S. college or university, who do you think would have the better chance of being accepted to the college: the white student, the black student [options rotated] -- or would they have the same chance?"
		White Student	Black Student	Same Chance	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	31	29	36	4
	Non-Hispanic whites	24	34	38	4
	Blacks	67	5	24	4
	Hispanics	44	14	38	4
						.
"Next, we'd like to know how you would rate relations between various groups in the United States these days. Would you say relations between [see below] are very good, somewhat good, somewhat bad, or very bad?" Options rotated
		Very Good	Somewhat Good	Somewhat Bad	Very Bad	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Whites and blacks"
	ALL	10	58	24	6	2
	Non-Hispanic whites	10	59	25	5	1
	Blacks	9	50	26	13	2
	Hispanics	11	57	19	9	4
						.
	"Whites and Hispanics"
	ALL	12	61	20	4	3
	Non-Hispanic whites	11	61	22	3	3
	Blacks	9	52	24	6	9
	Hispanics	16	68	10	5	1
						.
	"Whites and Asians"
	ALL	20	62	11	2	5
	Non-Hispanic whites	19	64	11	2	4
	Blacks	19	55	15	2	9
	Hispanics	19	57	9	3	12
						.
	"Blacks and Hispanics"
	ALL	10	50	26	4	10
	Non-Hispanic whites	7	48	29	4	12
	Blacks	17	55	19	4	5
	Hispanics	16	55	19	7	3
						.
"Next we have a question about your own experiences as a black. How often do you feel discriminated against in public life or employment because you are black: every day, every week, about once a month, a few times a year, less than once a year, or never?" Options rotated
		ALL Blacks	Black Men	Black Women
		%	%	%
	Every day	18	23	14
	Every week	8	4	10
	About once a month	13	12	14
	Few times a year	25	27	24
	Less than once a year	15	14	16
	Never	19	17	21
	No opinion	2	3	1
						.
"Next we have a question about your own experiences as a Hispanic. How often do you feel discriminated against in public life or employment because you are Hispanic: every day, every week, about once a month, a few times a year, less than once a year, or never?" Options rotated
		ALL Hispanics	Hispanic Men	Hispanic Women
		%	%	%
	Every day	8	2	15
	Every week	2	4	1
	About once a month	10	9	11
	Few times a year	23	24	22
	Less than once a year	16	15	16
	Never	41	45	35
	No opinion	-	1	-
						.
"In general, how do you think people in the United States feel about people of other races? Do you think only a few white people dislike blacks, many white people dislike blacks, or almost all white people dislike blacks?"
		Only a Few	Many	Almost All	None (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	60	35	2	1	2
	Non-Hispanic whites	62	34	1	1	2
	Blacks	51	39	6	1	3
	Hispanics	53	38	3	2	4
						.
"Do you think only a few black people dislike whites, many black people dislike whites, or almost all black people dislike whites?"
		Only a Few	Many	Almost All	None (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	52	38	6	1	3
	Non-Hispanic whites	52	39	5	1	3
	Blacks	54	38	5	1	2
	Hispanics	53	31	10	1	5

Associated Press poll. Feb. 28-March 4, 2003. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Do you think affirmative action programs that provide advantages or preferences for blacks, Hispanics and other minorities in hiring, promoting and college admissions should be continued, or do you think these affirmative action programs should be abolished?"
		%	.
	Should be continued	53
	Should be abolished	35
	Don't know	12
			.
"On the same topic, do you think affirmative action programs are needed today to help minorities such as black and Hispanics overcome discrimination, or are they not needed today?"
		%	.
	Are needed	51
	Are not needed	43
	Don't know	6
			.
"How important do you think it is for a college to have a racially diverse student body -- that is a mix of blacks, whites, Asians, Hispanics and other minorities? Is it very important, somewhat important, not too important or not at all important?"
		%	.
	Very important	50
	Somewhat important	30
	Not too important	10
	Not at all important	10
			.
"How close do you think we are to eliminating discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities in America once and for all? Are we very close, fairly close, not too close, or not close at all?"
		%	.
	Very close	8
	Fairly close	30
	Not too close	35
	Not close at all	24
	Don't know	3
			.
"Thinking about the effects of racism and affirmative action on this country, which do you think is a bigger problem today: blacks and Hispanics losing out because of racism or whites losing out because of affirmative action?"
		%	.
	Blacks, Hispanics losing out	44
	Whites losing out	30
	Don't know	26

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Jan. 19-21, 2003. N=500 adults nationwide.
			.
"As you may know, the U.S. Supreme Court will be deciding whether public universities can use race as one of the factors in admissions to increase diversity in the student body. Do you favor or oppose this practice?"
			.
		%
	Favor	26
	Oppose	65
	Not sure	9

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Jan. 15-16, 2003. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
			.
"Do you approve or disapprove of affirmative action admissions programs at colleges and law schools that give racial preferences to minority applicants?"
		%
	Approve	39
	Disapprove	54
	Not sure	7

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. ALL: Jan. 25-27, 2002; N=1,011 adults nationwide; MoE ą 3. WHITES: Jan. 25-27, 2002; N=820 white adults nationwide; MoE ą 4. BLACKS: Jan. 25-27, 2002, and Feb. 8-10, 2002; N=146 black adults nationwide; MoE ą 9.
					.
"As you may know, several companies in business today made profits from slavery prior to the Civil War. Do you think corporations who made profits from slavery in the United States should or should not apologize to black Americans who are descendants of slaves?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	40	55	5
	Whites	34	62	4
	Blacks	68	23	9

					.
"Do you think corporations who made profits from slavery in the United States should or should not make cash payments to black Americans who are descendants of slaves?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	20	74	6
	Whites	11	84	5
	Blacks	57	35	8
					.
"Do you think corporations who made profits from slavery in the United States should or should not set up scholarship funds for black Americans who are descendants of slaves?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	43	53	4
	Whites	35	61	4
	Blacks	75	20	5

					.
"Do you think the government should or should not make cash payments to black Americans who are descendants of slaves?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	14	81	5
	Whites	6	90	4
	Blacks	55	37	8

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 28-29, 2001. N=905 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Do you think the United States should pay reparations for slavery, that is, pay money to African-Americans who are descendants of slaves?"
		%
	Yes	11
	No	81
	Not sure	8

ABC News.com Poll. June 28-July 9, 2000. N=2,018 adults nationwide.
					.
"Do you think the federal government should or should not apologize to black Americans for the slavery that once existed in this country?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	42	49	9
	Whites	38	53	8
	Blacks	66	24	10

*CNN/Gallup/USA Today* Poll**. Jan. 13-16, 2000. N=1,027 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for women and minorities?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/00	58	33	9
	11/97	56	36	8
	3/95	55	34	11

ABC News/Lifetime Television Poll. October 13-19, 1999. N=1,107 adults nationwide, including an oversample of 192 blacks. MoE ą 3.
					.
		ALL	Whites	Blacks
		%	%	%
"Do you think blacks are discriminated against in this society a lot, somewhat, a little or not at all?"
	A lot	26	22	57
	Somewhat	43	46	25
	A little	19	21	7
	Not at all	11	11	10
	No opinion	1	1	1
					.
"If you honestly assessed yourself, would you say that you have at least some racist feelings?"
	Yes	34	32	40
	No	66	67	60

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. June 25-30, 1999. N=505 Hispanic adults nationwide.
					.
		ALL	18-34 Years Old	35 & Older
		%	%	%
"Do you think of yourself mainly as someone from your family's country of origin, such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, or some other Latin American country, or mainly as a Hispanic or Latino American, or mainly as simply an American?"
	Family's country of origin	22	23	21
	Hispanic or Latino American	36	44	30
	American	34	28	38
	None of these/Other (vol.)	3	1	5
	Don't know	5	4	6
					.
"Which term do you prefer most for people who are of Spanish or Latin American descent: Hispanic or Latino?"
	Hispanic	55	57	53
	Latino	22	24	20
	Both equally/No difference (vol.)	21	18	24
	Don't know	2	1	3
					.
"Now I'm going to ask you some questions about the younger generation of Hispanic or Latino Americans. By this, I mean Hispanic or Latino Americans in their 20s and early 30s. "All in all, do you think the situation for the younger generation of Hispanic or Latino Americans is better, worse, or about the same as their parents' situation was when they were the same age?"
	Better	44	49	39
	Worse	41	37	45
	About the same	12	10	13
	Don't know	3	4	3
					.
"Do you think the younger generation of Hispanic or Latino Americans faces more, less, or the same amount of prejudice and discrimination as their parents did when they were the same age?"
	More	23	23	23
	Less	49	55	44
	About the same	21	18	23
	Don't know	7	4	10
					.
		Registered Voters
		ALL	18-34 Years Old	35 & Older
		%	%	%
"In politics today, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat or independent?"
	Democrat	55	46	60
	Independent	24	37	18
	Republican	19	15	20
	Other (vol.)	2	2	2
					.
"Based on what you know now, who are you most likely to vote for in the next presidential election: Al Gore, George W. Bush, Bill Bradley, Elizabeth Dole, Dan Quayle, Steve Forbes, or some other candidate?"
	Al Gore	29	23	32
	George W. Bush	28	31	26
	Elizabeth Dole	5	2	6
	Bill Bradley	2	3	1
	Dan Quayle	1	1	2
	Steve Forbes	-	0	1
	Some other candidate	4	5	4
	Don't know	31	35	28

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Assoc. April 16-19, 1999. N=751 adults nationwide, with an oversample of 200 blacks.
					.
		ALL	Whites	Blacks
		%	%	%
"All in all, compared to five years ago, do you think the situation for you and your family is better, worse, or about the same?"
	Better	48	48	48
	Worse	12	13	8
	About the same	39	39	40
	Don't know	1	-	4
					.
"All in all, compared to five years ago, do you think the situation of black people in this country today is better, worse, or about the same?"
	Better	47	49	32
	Worse	8	7	13
	About the same	40	38	52
	Don't know	5	6	3
					.
"Thinking ahead five years, do you think the situation of black people will be better, worse, or about the same?"
	Better	60	62	44
	Worse	6	5	15
	About the same	28	27	35
	Don't know	6	6	6
					.
"Do you think that black Americans will ever be able to close the income gap and earn as much money as white Americans, or not?"
	Will be able	67	71	42
	Will not be	23	19	49
	Don't know	10	10	9
					.
"Please tell me how much, if anything, you think each of the following has done to improve conditions for black Americans in recent years. What about [see below]? Have they/Has this done a lot, some, only a little, or nothing to improve conditions for black Americans?"
					.
	"self-help by black Americans themselves"
	A lot	41	40	41
	Some	29	31	26
	Only a little	17	15	26
	Nothing	3	3	3
	Don't know	10	11	4
					.
	"black churches"
	A lot	41	40	46
	Some	25	26	19
	Only a little	13	12	21
	Nothing	3	3	4
	Don't know	18	19	10
					.
	"community action"
	A lot	31	30	36
	Some	31	32	25
	Only a little	20	20	24
	Nothing	6	6	8
	Don't know	12	12	7
					.
	"welfare-to-work laws"
	A lot	28	28	29
	Some	29	29	28
	Only a little	20	19	24
	Nothing	10	11	9
	Don't know	13	13	10
					.
	"a more color-blind society"
	A lot	28	28	20
	Some	26	27	24
	Only a little	21	20	31
	Nothing	10	10	14
	Don't know	15	15	11
					.
	"economic conditions"
	A lot	24	25	24
	Some	36	37	26
	Only a little	22	21	32
	Nothing	8	7	9
	Don't know	10	10	9
					.
	"affirmative action programs"
	A lot	24	22	32
	Some	27	29	20
	Only a little	21	21	22
	Nothing	14	15	10
	Don't know	14	13	16
					.
	"other government social programs"
	A lot	18	17	25
	Some	28	29	27
	Only a little	25	24	29
	Nothing	15	15	9
	Don't know	14	15	10
					.
	"the policies of the Clinton Administration"
	A lot	17	15	37
	Some	26	25	24
	Only a little	26	26	22
	Nothing	14	15	6
	Don't know	17	19	11
					.
"In general. how much of a problem do you think each of the following is for black families today? How about [see below]? Is this a big problem for black families today, somewhat of a problem, or not a problem?"
					.
	"too many teenage girls having children"
	Big problem	62	61	78
	Somewhat of a problem	29	31	16
	Not a problem	4	2	4
	Don't know	5	6	2
					.
	"crime in their neighborhoods"
	Big problem	61	60	60
	Somewhat of a problem	26	27	24
	Not a problem	6	5	11
	Don't know	7	8	5
					.
	"people depending too much on welfare"
	Big problem	55	53	63
	Somewhat of a problem	31	33	24
	Not a problem	9	8	8
	Don't know	5	6	5
					.
	"people not following moral and religious values"
	Big problem	52	50	63
	Somewhat of a problem	28	29	22
	Not a problem	13	14	10
	Don't know	7	7	5
					.
	"drugs and alcoholism"
	Big problem	51	50	66
	Somewhat of a problem	37	39	24
	Not a problem	5	4	4
	Don't know	7	7	6
					.
	"not enough jobs paying decent wages"
	Big problem	50	48	68
	Somewhat of a problem	33	34	22
	Not a problem	12	12	9
	Don't know	5	6	1
					.
	"too many parents never getting married"
	Big problem	49	49	51
	Somewhat of a problem	29	28	29
	Not a problem	15	15	14
	Don't know	7	7	6
					.
	"public schools not providing a good education"
	Big problem	44	42	54
	Somewhat of a problem	27	27	27
	Not a problem	23	24	15
	Don't know	6	7	4
					.
	"racism in society in general"
	Big problem	36	31	56
	Somewhat of a problem	46	50	30
	Not a problem	12	13	6
	Don't know	6	6	8
					.
	"racism in the work place"
	Big problem	28	25	46
	Somewhat of a problem	41	43	34
	Not a problem	21	22	12
	Don't know	10	10	8
					.
	"the government not spending enough on social programs"
	Big problem	28	24	52
	Somewhat of a problem	32	32	31
	Not a problem	30	33	10
	Don't know	10	11	7
					.
	"not enough successful blacks for young people to look up to"
	Big problem	26	24	41
	Somewhat of a problem	34	35	31
	Not a problem	34	35	26
	Don't know	6	6	2

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