Black relationships Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank |
Data collected: 124 survey responses Click on underlined response options to use corellation filters |
Attitudes Toward Black Relationships (1 of 5) |
I enjoy being in intimate relationships | ||
Strongly Agree | (64; 52%) | |
Agree | (51; 41%) | |
Disagree | (1; 1%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (0; 0%) | |
Does Not Apply | (8; 6%) |
It is important that my spouse be a Black male | ||
Strongly Agree | (26; 21%) | |
Agree | (41; 33%) | |
Disagree | (40; 32%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (10; 8%) | |
Does Not Apply | (7; 6%) |
I believe intimate relationships call for compromise | ||
Strongly Agree | (87; 70%) | |
Agree | (33; 27%) | |
Disagree | (4; 3%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (0; 0%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) |
I have learned Feminist theory at Spelman College | ||
Strongly Agree | (33; 27%) | |
Agree | (53; 43%) | |
Disagree | (19; 15%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (10; 8%) | |
Does Not Apply | (9; 7%) |
I would consider myself a feminist | ||
Strongly Agree | (7; 6%) | |
Agree | (44; 35%) | |
Disagree | (50; 40%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (17; 14%) | |
Does Not Apply | (6; 5%) |
I would consider myself an independent woman | ||
Strongly Agree | (55; 44%) | |
Agree | (63; 51%) | |
Disagree | (5; 4%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (1; 1%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) |
I am impressed by Black men who attend college | ||
Strongly Agree | (50; 40%) | |
Agree | (53; 43%) | |
Disagree | (15; 12%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (4; 3%) | |
Does Not Apply | (1; 1%) | |
Not Checked | (1; 1%) |
My freshman year I had a boyfriend | ||
Strongly Agree | (27; 22%) | |
Agree | (28; 23%) | |
Disagree | (35; 28%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (21; 17%) | |
Does Not Apply | (13; 10%) |
I would be willing to compromise celibacy (if I were celibate) in order to make a relationship official | ||
Strongly Agree | (14; 11%) | |
Agree | (18; 15%) | |
Disagree | (31; 25%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (56; 45%) | |
Does Not Apply | (5; 4%) |
I would be willing to change my religion for my partner | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (5; 4%) | |
Disagree | (40; 32%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (73; 59%) | |
Does Not Apply | (6; 5%) |
Black men tend to be attracted to a more submissive woman | ||
Strongly Agree | (16; 13%) | |
Agree | (39; 31%) | |
Disagree | (52; 42%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (9; 7%) | |
Does Not Apply | (6; 5%) | |
Not Checked | (2; 2%) |
I would consider not using protection (i.e condoms, birth control, ect) in a sexual relationship in order to please/keep my partner | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (10; 8%) | |
Disagree | (29; 23%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (83; 67%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) |
Being in an intimate relationship makes me happy | ||
Strongly Agree | (31; 25%) | |
Agree | (63; 51%) | |
Disagree | (17; 14%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (11; 9%) |
I enjoy being single more than being in a relationship | ||
Strongly Agree | (6; 5%) | |
Agree | (22; 18%) | |
Disagree | (75; 60%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (13; 10%) | |
Does Not Apply | (8; 6%) |
I would date a person who made less money than me | ||
Strongly Agree | (13; 10%) | |
Agree | (92; 74%) | |
Disagree | (14; 11%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (3; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (1; 1%) | |
Not Checked | (1; 1%) |
I would date a person who attained less education than me | ||
Strongly Agree | (7; 6%) | |
Agree | (74; 60%) | |
Disagree | (32; 26%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (10; 8%) | |
Does Not Apply | (1; 1%) |
Spelman has made me more "feminist" than I ever was before | ||
Strongly Agree | (22; 18%) | |
Agree | (45; 36%) | |
Disagree | (38; 31%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (15; 12%) | |
Does Not Apply | (4; 3%) |
I would not mind being single for the rest of my life | ||
Strongly Agree | (2; 2%) | |
Agree | (12; 10%) | |
Disagree | (24; 19%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (86; 69%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) |
I would perm my natural hair for a man | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (1; 1%) | |
Disagree | (26; 21%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (83; 67%) | |
Does Not Apply | (13; 10%) | |
Not Checked | (1; 1%) |
My career aspirations outweigh the importance of romantic relationships | ||
Strongly Agree | (32; 26%) | |
Agree | (44; 35%) | |
Disagree | (40; 32%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (6; 5%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) |
Attitudes towards Black Relationships (2 of 5) |
I wear heels in order to attract men | ||
Strongly Agree | (1; 1%) | |
Agree | (17; 14%) | |
Disagree | (50; 40%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (42; 34%) | |
Does Not Apply | (4; 3%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
Love has no color (race) | ||
Strongly Agree | (55; 44%) | |
Agree | (43; 35%) | |
Disagree | (15; 12%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (1; 1%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I plan on one day having a family with children | ||
Strongly Agree | (89; 72%) | |
Agree | (16; 13%) | |
Disagree | (3; 2%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (4; 3%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I want to be in love | ||
Strongly Agree | (74; 60%) | |
Agree | (34; 27%) | |
Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (1; 1%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (11; 9%) |
I have changed some values for a boyfriend. | ||
Strongly Agree | (5; 4%) | |
Agree | (35; 28%) | |
Disagree | (44; 35%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (23; 19%) | |
Does Not Apply | (7; 6%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I would get weave sewn in for a man | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (10; 8%) | |
Disagree | (28; 23%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (72; 58%) | |
Does Not Apply | (4; 3%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I came to Spelman thinking I would find a Morehouse man | ||
Strongly Agree | (6; 5%) | |
Agree | (25; 20%) | |
Disagree | (37; 30%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (40; 32%) | |
Does Not Apply | (6; 5%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I would wear my scarf, head rag, or/and bonnet in front of a male romantic interest | ||
Strongly Agree | (43; 35%) | |
Agree | (39; 31%) | |
Disagree | (13; 10%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (9; 7%) | |
Does Not Apply | (8; 6%) | |
Not Checked | (12; 10%) |
I would consider dating outside my race | ||
Strongly Agree | (40; 32%) | |
Agree | (59; 48%) | |
Disagree | (8; 6%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (7; 6%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I have tried to lose weight in order to attain a man | ||
Strongly Agree | (4; 3%) | |
Agree | (21; 17%) | |
Disagree | (34; 27%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (46; 37%) | |
Does Not Apply | (9; 7%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
"SpelHouse" (Romantic Relationships between Spelman women and Morehouse men) have been expressed frequently on campus | ||
Strongly Agree | (50; 40%) | |
Agree | (51; 41%) | |
Disagree | (8; 6%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (0; 0%) | |
Does Not Apply | (5; 4%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
Being married is important to me | ||
Strongly Agree | (65; 52%) | |
Agree | (33; 27%) | |
Disagree | (10; 8%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (5; 4%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) | |
Not Checked | (11; 9%) |
Black women are too independent for Black men | ||
Strongly Agree | (4; 3%) | |
Agree | (14; 11%) | |
Disagree | (57; 46%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (35; 28%) | |
Does Not Apply | (3; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (11; 9%) |
I feel that I am attractive to men outside of my race | ||
Strongly Agree | (25; 20%) | |
Agree | (60; 48%) | |
Disagree | (15; 12%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (7; 6%) | |
Does Not Apply | (7; 6%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I am willing to put up with more from a man than I am from a girl friend | ||
Strongly Agree | (5; 4%) | |
Agree | (37; 30%) | |
Disagree | (42; 34%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (20; 16%) | |
Does Not Apply | (9; 7%) | |
Not Checked | (11; 9%) |
I have dressed uncomfortably in order to attract a man | ||
Strongly Agree | (7; 6%) | |
Agree | (28; 23%) | |
Disagree | (37; 30%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (39; 31%) | |
Does Not Apply | (3; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I do not mind Black men dating white women | ||
Strongly Agree | (17; 14%) | |
Agree | (40; 32%) | |
Disagree | (35; 28%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (22; 18%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I would give up my career for love | ||
Strongly Agree | (5; 4%) | |
Agree | (12; 10%) | |
Disagree | (50; 40%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (41; 33%) | |
Does Not Apply | (6; 5%) | |
Not Checked | (10; 8%) |
I will not date outside of my race | ||
Strongly Agree | (8; 6%) | |
Agree | (7; 6%) | |
Disagree | (55; 44%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (43; 35%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) | |
Not Checked | (11; 9%) |
I am not a feminist | ||
Strongly Agree | (12; 10%) | |
Agree | (45; 36%) | |
Disagree | (39; 31%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (13; 10%) | |
Does Not Apply | (4; 3%) | |
Not Checked | (11; 9%) |
Attitudes toward Black Relationships (3 of 5) |
My friends come before my boyfriend | ||
Strongly Agree | (9; 7%) | |
Agree | (52; 42%) | |
Disagree | (30; 24%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (3; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (15; 12%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
I would move across the country for my husband | ||
Strongly Agree | (27; 22%) | |
Agree | (70; 56%) | |
Disagree | (8; 6%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (0; 0%) | |
Does Not Apply | (4; 3%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
I would move across the country for my boyfriend | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (20; 16%) | |
Disagree | (52; 42%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (31; 25%) | |
Does Not Apply | (6; 5%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
Women should be stay-at-home mothers | ||
Strongly Agree | (1; 1%) | |
Agree | (4; 3%) | |
Disagree | (35; 28%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (64; 52%) | |
Does Not Apply | (5; 4%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
I do not find white men attractive | ||
Strongly Agree | (5; 4%) | |
Agree | (15; 12%) | |
Disagree | (50; 40%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (37; 30%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
I think it is imporatnt to preserve the Black family | ||
Strongly Agree | (43; 35%) | |
Agree | (44; 35%) | |
Disagree | (12; 10%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (8; 6%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
I have been approached by a man outside of my race | ||
Strongly Agree | (34; 27%) | |
Agree | (62; 50%) | |
Disagree | (10; 8%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (1; 1%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
I would be willing to marry a very poor man | ||
Strongly Agree | (2; 2%) | |
Agree | (15; 12%) | |
Disagree | (51; 41%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (33; 27%) | |
Does Not Apply | (6; 5%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
I would date a white man | ||
Strongly Agree | (23; 19%) | |
Agree | (61; 49%) | |
Disagree | (13; 10%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (7; 6%) | |
Does Not Apply | (4; 3%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
Social Upward Mobility (ability to "move up" socially) is important when picking a partner | ||
Strongly Agree | (16; 13%) | |
Agree | (40; 32%) | |
Disagree | (43; 35%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (8; 6%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
Black intimate relationships are important to me | ||
Strongly Agree | (49; 40%) | |
Agree | (45; 36%) | |
Disagree | (7; 6%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (4; 3%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
Men should be stay-at-home fathers | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (10; 8%) | |
Disagree | (56; 45%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (35; 28%) | |
Does Not Apply | (7; 6%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I have dated a white man in my lifetime | ||
Strongly Agree | (7; 6%) | |
Agree | (27; 22%) | |
Disagree | (35; 28%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (28; 23%) | |
Does Not Apply | (11; 9%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I have no problem with interracial dating or marriage | ||
Strongly Agree | (38; 31%) | |
Agree | (40; 32%) | |
Disagree | (25; 20%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (4; 3%) | |
Does Not Apply | (1; 1%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I had a boyfriend my sophomore year | ||
Strongly Agree | (27; 22%) | |
Agree | (29; 23%) | |
Disagree | (25; 20%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (12; 10%) | |
Does Not Apply | (16; 13%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
I would love a husband like Barack Obama | ||
Strongly Agree | (35; 28%) | |
Agree | (45; 36%) | |
Disagree | (12; 10%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (4; 3%) | |
Does Not Apply | (12; 10%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
Religion is more important than being married | ||
Strongly Agree | (24; 19%) | |
Agree | (35; 28%) | |
Disagree | (25; 20%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (16; 13%) | |
Does Not Apply | (9; 7%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
I love seeing Black couples together | ||
Strongly Agree | (61; 49%) | |
Agree | (39; 31%) | |
Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (1; 1%) | |
Does Not Apply | (5; 4%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
Money is important in a relationship | ||
Strongly Agree | (18; 15%) | |
Agree | (64; 52%) | |
Disagree | (22; 18%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (4; 3%) | |
Does Not Apply | (0; 0%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
My husband should make more money than me | ||
Strongly Agree | (5; 4%) | |
Agree | (25; 20%) | |
Disagree | (59; 48%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (9; 7%) | |
Does Not Apply | (11; 9%) | |
Not Checked | (15; 12%) |
Attitudes towards Black Relationships (4 of 5) |
The Black family is deteriorating | ||
Strongly Agree | (25; 20%) | |
Agree | (45; 36%) | |
Disagree | (34; 27%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (1; 1%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
Black men are too frequently falling behind | ||
Strongly Agree | (25; 20%) | |
Agree | (52; 42%) | |
Disagree | (25; 20%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (3; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
I hate interracial dating | ||
Strongly Agree | (1; 1%) | |
Agree | (5; 4%) | |
Disagree | (49; 40%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (52; 42%) | |
Does Not Apply | (1; 1%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
My father represents what I look for in a man | ||
Strongly Agree | (22; 18%) | |
Agree | (34; 27%) | |
Disagree | (23; 19%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (22; 18%) | |
Does Not Apply | (7; 6%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I would get plastic surgery for a man | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (1; 1%) | |
Disagree | (18; 15%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (86; 69%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
I love Black men | ||
Strongly Agree | (68; 55%) | |
Agree | (34; 27%) | |
Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (1; 1%) | |
Does Not Apply | (3; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I had a boyfriend Junior year. | ||
Strongly Agree | (15; 12%) | |
Agree | (18; 15%) | |
Disagree | (18; 15%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (13; 10%) | |
Does Not Apply | (44; 35%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I am willing to cut off my friends in order to keep my boyfriend | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (1; 1%) | |
Disagree | (37; 30%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (67; 54%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
I would change my style in order to attain a man | ||
Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
Agree | (14; 11%) | |
Disagree | (37; 30%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (54; 44%) | |
Does Not Apply | (3; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
Black men sacrifice a lot when in a relationship | ||
Strongly Agree | (2; 2%) | |
Agree | (15; 12%) | |
Disagree | (58; 47%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (27; 22%) | |
Does Not Apply | (6; 5%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I relate more to feminist theory after coming to Spelman | ||
Strongly Agree | (13; 10%) | |
Agree | (42; 34%) | |
Disagree | (29; 23%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (12; 10%) | |
Does Not Apply | (12; 10%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I had a boyfriend Senior year | ||
Strongly Agree | (10; 8%) | |
Agree | (13; 10%) | |
Disagree | (9; 7%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (10; 8%) | |
Does Not Apply | (66; 53%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I do not date WITHIN my race | ||
Strongly Agree | (1; 1%) | |
Agree | (1; 1%) | |
Disagree | (32; 26%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (72; 58%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I believe I will meet my future husband at Morehouse | ||
Strongly Agree | (3; 2%) | |
Agree | (20; 16%) | |
Disagree | (50; 40%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (27; 22%) | |
Does Not Apply | (8; 6%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I will not change at all for an intimate relationship | ||
Strongly Agree | (10; 8%) | |
Agree | (16; 13%) | |
Disagree | (68; 55%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (12; 10%) | |
Does Not Apply | (2; 2%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
Women make more sacrifices than men do in relationships | ||
Strongly Agree | (33; 27%) | |
Agree | (47; 38%) | |
Disagree | (19; 15%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (4; 3%) | |
Does Not Apply | (5; 4%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
I would like to have a boyfriend | ||
Strongly Agree | (24; 19%) | |
Agree | (46; 37%) | |
Disagree | (10; 8%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (2; 2%) | |
Does Not Apply | (26; 21%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
It is hard to preserve a relationship in the AUC | ||
Strongly Agree | (29; 23%) | |
Agree | (37; 30%) | |
Disagree | (20; 16%) | |
Strongly Disagree | (6; 5%) | |
Does Not Apply | (16; 13%) | |
Not Checked | (16; 13%) |
Demographics (5 of 5) |
Race | ||
Black | (107; 86%) | |
White | (6; 5%) | |
Hispanic | (4; 3%) | |
Asian | (1; 1%) | |
Other | (5; 4%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
Ethnicity (Ex: Jamaican, Haitian, ect.) | |
See Responses |
Classification | ||
Freshman | (11; 9%) | |
Sophomore | (31; 25%) | |
Junior | (26; 21%) | |
Senior | (36; 29%) | |
Not Checked | (20; 16%) |
Major/Minor | |
See Responses |
Hometown (City, State) | |
See Responses |
Region | ||
West | (16; 13%) | |
Midwest | (20; 16%) | |
Northeast | (29; 23%) | |
South | (38; 31%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
Family Type | ||
Two-Parent Home | (51; 41%) | |
Single-Parent Home | (41; 33%) | |
Mixed Family | (10; 8%) | |
Other | (8; 6%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
Relationship Status | ||
Single | (56; 45%) | |
In a Relationship | (41; 33%) | |
Married | (0; 0%) | |
Its Complicated | (12; 10%) | |
Divorced | (1; 1%) | |
Not Checked | (17; 14%) |
Do you personally identify as an African American woman? | ||
Yes | (100; 81%) | |
No | (4; 3%) | |
Not Checked | (20; 16%) |
If you are currently in a relationship, are you dating a Black man? | ||
Yes | (42; 34%) | |
No | (7; 6%) | |
Not in a Relationship | (55; 44%) | |
Not Checked | (20; 16%) |
Survelum is user-friendly software for creating online surveys, polls, and questionairries
Survelum Public Data Bank is a free and public research data source
Powered by Survelum.com
Copyright © 2002-2025 Survelum.com. All rights reserved