Changing Attitudes Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank |
| Data collected: 31 survey response Click on underlined response options to use corellation filters |
Personal Sociological Data |
What is your racial affiliation? | ||
| African-American |  (2; 6%) | |
| Asian/ Pacific Islander | (2; 6%) | |
| Caucasian | (22; 71%) | |
| Latino American/ Hispanic | (3; 10%) | |
| Native American | (1; 3%) | |
| Other | (1; 3%) | |
What is your gender? | ||
| Female | (16; 52%) | |
| Male | (15; 48%) | |
| Transgender | (0; 0%) | |
What is your age range? | ||
| less than 17 | (1; 3%) | |
| 18-22 | (25; 81%) | |
| 23-25 | (2; 6%) | |
| greater than 25 | (3; 10%) | |
You consider the area where you grew up: | ||
| A large city | (3; 10%) | |
| A small city | (11; 35%) | |
| Suburban | (9; 29%) | |
| Rural | (7; 23%) | |
| Other | (1; 3%) | |
You consider your/ your immediate family's ecomonic status to be: | ||
| Wealthy | (0; 0%) | |
| Upper-middle class | (10; 32%) | |
| Middle class | (11; 35%) | |
| Lower-middle class/ Working class | (9; 29%) | |
| Poor | (1; 3%) | |
Racial Bias |
On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest), how often do you consider a person's race when you first meet them? | ||
| 1 | (4; 13%) | |
| 2 | (3; 10%) | |
| 3 | (9; 29%) | |
| 4 | (2; 6%) | |
| 5 | (3; 10%) | |
| 6 | (3; 10%) | |
| 7 | (3; 10%) | |
| 8 | (2; 6%) | |
| 9 | (1; 3%) | |
| 10 | (1; 3%) | |
On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest), how discriminatory do you think you are with regard to one's race? | ||
| 1 | (9; 29%) | |
| 2 | (8; 26%) | |
| 3 | (5; 16%) | |
| 4 | (3; 10%) | |
| 5 | (1; 3%) | |
| 6 | (2; 6%) | |
| 7 | (2; 6%) | |
| 8 | (0; 0%) | |
| 9 | (0; 0%) | |
| 10 | (1; 3%) | |
Do your family and friends exhibit racism? | ||
| Yes | (4; 13%) | |
| Yes, in a mild way | (20; 65%) | |
| No | (7; 23%) | |
Do you consider racism, whether blatant, institutional, or subversive to be a problem in today's society? | ||
| Yes | (21; 68%) | |
| Yes, but only in its most subversive forms | (9; 29%) | |
| No, not at all | (1; 3%) | |
Most of your friends are: | ||
| The same race as I am | (12; 39%) | |
| Mostly of one other particular race | (8; 26%) | |
| A mix of many different races | (10; 32%) | |
| I have no friends | (1; 3%) | |
If you consider race when making friends, why do you have the friends you have? | |
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Opinions on the Dissolution of Racism |
Do you believe the systems in place in most American organizations that combat institutional racism (i.e., affirmative action) to be effective? | ||
| Yes | (1; 3%) | |
| Yes, but it depends on the organization | (12; 39%) | |
| No, not at all | (11; 35%) | |
| No opinion | (1; 3%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
Do you consider education about racism/ other cultures effective in dissolving racist feelings (whether blatant or subversive)? | ||
| Yes | (5; 16%) | |
| No | (4; 13%) | |
| It all depends on the person | (15; 48%) | |
| No opinion | (1; 3%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
What kinds of education do you see being most effective in having a positive impact on one's attitude about race and diversity? A curriculum that adresses: | ||
| Racism itself(in its various manifestations) | (17; 55%) | |
| The history of oppressed groups(i.e.,Civil Rights, Emancipation) | (11; 35%) | |
| Different cultures and their customs | (18; 58%) | |
| Biological and psychological analysis of racial differences | (6; 19%) | |
| The ethical responsibility to not be racist | (8; 26%) | |
| I do not think such education is appropriate and/or necessary | (0; 0%) | |
| No opinion | (2; 6%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
How early in a pupil's education should these kinds of education begin? | ||
| In grammar school | (21; 68%) | |
| In middle school | (2; 6%) | |
| In high school | (2; 6%) | |
| In college | (2; 6%) | |
| I do not think such education is appropriate and/or necessary | (0; 0%) | |
| No opinion | (0; 0%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
What do you see racism's primary forces as: | ||
| Misunderstanding among different cultures | (15; 48%) | |
| Lack of power in oppressed groups | (6; 19%) | |
| Willingness of dominant racial groups to oppress | (12; 39%) | |
| Biological differences | (1; 3%) | |
| Other | (4; 13%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
If you answered "Other" to the above question what do you think the primary force behind racism is? | |
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Racism(in all its forms) is best fought with: | ||
| Opressed groups gaining power (i.e., land, capital) | (6; 19%) | |
| Education about racism/ other cultures | (16; 52%) | |
| A complete shift in societies views on race | (13; 42%) | |
| Strong moral leaders and figures in positions of power that represent oppressed groups | (12; 39%) | |
| Nothing, I like racial relations the way they are | (0; 0%) | |
| Other | (3; 10%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
If you answered "Other" to the above question what do you think racism is best fought with? | |
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In a general sense, do you believe: | ||
| A racial group must open up to other races at all costs | (9; 29%) | |
| A racial group must stick with their own race at all costs | (0; 0%) | |
| A racial group must open up to other races while still maintaining their own autonomy as a particular race | (13; 42%) | |
| A racial group should only stick together if it is oppressed | (1; 3%) | |
| A racial group should only stick together if is dominant | (0; 0%) | |
| No opinion | (2; 6%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
What tactics, from the perspective of a racially oppressed group, do you think are more effective in gaining power and equality? | ||
| Patient methods that stress human rights above all | (13; 42%) | |
| Violence and revolt | (0; 0%) | |
| Organized and deliberate acquisitions of power | (10; 32%) | |
| Other | (2; 6%) | |
| No opinion | (0; 0%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
If you answered "Other" to the above question what kinds of methods do you consider most effective? | |
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Do you think racism will ever be dissolved? | ||
| Yes, completely | (3; 10%) | |
| Yes, but only in its institutional forms, some people will always harbor racist feelings | (20; 65%) | |
| No, it is impossible at all levels | (2; 6%) | |
| No, I hope racial relations stay just the way they are | (0; 0%) | |
| No opinion | (0; 0%) | |
| Not Checked | (6; 19%) | |
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