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? |
Always a problem:
44%
Eventually worked out:
56%
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Give yourself an honest letter grade on your own relations with people of races different than your own?
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A:
26%
B:
52%
C:
15%
D:
3%
F:
1%
Incomplete:
4%
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In general, do you think that relations between blacks and whites in St. Louis are better or worse than in other parts of the United States? |
Better:
22%
Worse:
40%
About the same:
44%
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Is your own neighborhood made up mostly of people of one racial group, or would you say your neighborhood is racially mixed? |
Predominantly one racial group:
46%
Racially mixed:
54%
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Where do you think the larger number of black St. Louisans live? |
In the City:
41%
In the county:
26%
About the same:
33%
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How serious a problem do you think racial discrimination against blacks is in this country? |
Very serious:
26%
Somewhat serious:
48%
Not too serious:
19%
Not at all serious:
6%
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How often have you personally felt you were being discriminated against because of your race? |
All the time or very often:
3%
Somewhat often:
13%
Not very often:
40%
Hardly ever or not at all:
45%
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Looking back over the past ten years in this country, do you think the quality of life for blacks in the United States has gotten better, or worse? |
Gotten better:
69%
Gotten worse:
9%
Stayed about the same:
23%
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How about in your own neighborhood, how serious a problem is racial discrimination against blacks? |
Very serious:
4%
Somewhat serious:
21%
Not too serious:
42%
Not at all serious:
33%
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In general, do you think that whites underestimate the amount of racial discrimination there is against blacks, or not? |
Underestimate:
75%
Do not underestimate:
25%
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In general, do you think blacks overestimate the amount of discrimination there is against blacks, or not? |
Overestimate:
72%
Do not overestimate:
28%
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Do you believe that race is a barrier to merging municipalities in St. Louis county or to merging the City and the county into one entity?
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The United States Supreme Court decided last year 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? |
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What do you think should happen to affirmative action programs? Should they be ended now, phased out over the next few years, or continued for the foreseeable future? |
End them now:
24%
Phase them out over the next few years:
38%
Continue them:
39%
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Would you have voted for Ward Connerly's petition question had it made the ballot? |
Yes:
9%
No:
26%
What the heck is Ward Connerly's petition question?:
65%
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Do you think that Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 is still relevant to your particular generation today, or not? |
Still relevant:
81%
Doesn't matter as much:
18%
I'm not really familiar with the speech:
2%
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Which do you believe is going to be the higher barrier to overcome, electing a female president or electing an African American president? |
Woman:
50%
Black:
35%
Neither is going to happen for a while:
13%
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