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[Excludes Respondent's own race from the list]
Of the following groups - Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, or Indians - which one do you feel you have the most in common with? (ARE_5)


Variable Comparisons

[Age | Gender | Political Ideology | Race | Religious Tradition | Region | Education ]

Age

18 to 29 years old 30 to 44 years old 45 to 59 years old 60 to 74 years old 75 years and older TOTAL
Refused 1.4%
8		 1.9%
14		 2.7%
20		 5.4%
22		 3.5%
5		 2.7%
69
Don't know 6.0%
33		 7.0%
52		 5.8%
44		 8.6%
35		 7.8%
11		 6.7%
175
Whites 13.9%
77		 16.0%
119		 12.5%
94		 8.8%
36		 6.4%
9		 12.9%
335
Blacks 24.0%
133		 19.2%
143		 16.3%
123		 18.3%
75		 22.7%
32		 19.4%
506
Hispanics 20.6%
114		 20.2%
151		 21.5%
162		 18.1%
74		 19.1%
27		 20.3%
528
Asians 13.0%
72		 14.3%
107		 14.1%
106		 15.6%
64		 15.6%
22		 14.3%
371
American Indians 21.1%
117		 21.4%
160		 27.1%
204		 25.2%
103		 24.8%
35		 23.8%
619
Missing 0 1 1 2 0 4
TOTAL 100.0%
554		 100.0%
746		 100.0%
753		 100.0%
409		 100.0%
141
2603


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 3.0%
41		 2.2%
28		 2.6%
69
Don't know 8.8%
119		 4.5%
56		 6.7%
175
Whites 13.1%
176		 12.8%
161		 12.9%
337
Blacks 19.4%
261		 19.6%
246		 19.5%
507
Hispanics 21.0%
282		 19.5%
245		 20.2%
527
Asians 13.7%
185		 14.7%
185		 14.2%
370
American Indians 21.0%
282		 26.8%
337		 23.8%
619
Missing 4 1 5
TOTAL 100.0%
1346		 100.0%
1258
2604


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 2.4%
4		 1.8%
7		 1.3%
8		 2.0%
10		 3.5%
8		 4.0%
27
6		 2.5%
64
Don't know 5.4%
9		 3.2%
12		 6.7%
42		 9.1%
46		 5.3%
12		 7.2%
49
6		 6.6%
170
Whites 14.3%
24		 13.7%
52		 7.9%
50		 8.7%
44		 11.5%
26		 19.9%
135
5		 12.8%
331
Blacks 17.9%
30		 13.2%
50		 21.7%
137		 23.4%
118		 21.2%
48		 18.0%
122
3		 19.5%
505
Hispanics 17.9%
30		 23.9%
91		 22.9%
144		 19.8%
100		 21.2%
48		 16.5%
112
2		 20.3%
525
Asians 16.1%
27		 22.9%
87		 13.0%
82		 21.4%
108		 9.7%
22		 6.8%
46
0		 14.4%
372
American Indians 26.2%
44		 21.3%
81		 26.5%
167		 15.6%
79		 27.4%
62		 27.5%
186
1		 23.9%
619
Missing 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 100.0%
168		 100.0%
380		 100.0%
630		 100.0%
505		 100.0%
226		 100.0%
677
23
2586


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.7%
31		 5.0%
14		 3.4%
11		 7.3%
8		 12.5%
1		 4.8%
4		 2.6%
69
Don't know 7.6%
138		 5.0%
14		 5.6%
18		 4.6%
5		 0.0%
0		 1.2%
1		 6.8%
176
Whites 0.1%
1		 25.5%
71		 53.6%
171		 51.4%
56		 62.5%
5		 38.6%
32		 12.9%
336
Blacks 23.7%
429		 0.0%
0		 19.7%
63		 5.5%
6		 12.5%
1		 9.6%
8		 19.5%
507
Hispanics 20.9%
377		 37.4%
104		 0.0%
0		 22.9%
25		 12.5%
1		 22.9%
19		 20.2%
526
Asians 19.1%
345		 2.2%
6		 2.2%
7		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 14.5%
12		 14.2%
370
American Indians 26.9%
486		 24.8%
69		 15.4%
49		 8.3%
9		 0.0%
0		 8.4%
7		 23.8%
620
Missing 4 0 1 0 0 0 5
TOTAL 100.0%
1807		 100.0%
278		 100.0%
319		 100.0%
109		 100.0%
8		 100.0%
83
2604


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 3.4%
5		 2.0%
14		 4.1%
15		 1.9%
13		 2.4%
10		 4.3%
13		 2.7%
70
Don't know 4.8%
7		 7.5%
52		 7.5%
27		 7.1%
49		 4.9%
20		 7.3%
22		 6.8%
177
Whites 28.1%
41		 5.2%
36		 3.9%
14		 21.8%
151		 11.7%
48		 14.9%
45		 12.9%
335
Blacks 0.0%
0		 24.2%
167		 22.4%
81		 20.8%
144		 18.7%
77		 12.6%
38		 19.5%
507
Hispanics 33.6%
49		 16.8%
116		 16.9%
61		 20.6%
143		 21.6%
89		 22.5%
68		 20.2%
526
Asians 2.7%
4		 11.9%
82		 23.5%
85		 11.4%
79		 15.3%
63		 19.2%
58		 14.2%
371
American Indians 27.4%
40		 32.3%
223		 21.8%
79		 16.5%
114		 25.5%
105		 19.2%
58		 23.8%
619
Missing 0 3 0 1 0 2 6
TOTAL 100.0%
146		 100.0%
690		 100.0%
362		 100.0%
693		 100.0%
412		 100.0%
302
2605


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 1.8%
8		 2.1%
13		 3.0%
26		 3.3%
22		 2.7%
69
Don't know 9.1%
40		 6.6%
41		 6.4%
56		 5.9%
39		 6.8%
176
Whites 12.0%
53		 6.6%
41		 15.6%
137		 15.8%
105		 12.9%
336
Blacks 18.2%
80		 24.4%
152		 22.1%
194		 12.0%
80		 19.4%
506
Hispanics 19.8%
87		 17.0%
106		 17.5%
153		 27.2%
181		 20.2%
527
Asians 14.3%
63		 13.7%
85		 12.7%
111		 16.7%
111		 14.2%
370
American Indians 24.8%
109		 29.6%
184		 22.7%
199		 19.1%
127		 23.8%
619
Missing 0 0 3 2 5
TOTAL 100.0%
440		 100.0%
622		 100.0%
876		 100.0%
665
2603


Education

No high school diploma GED or high school diploma Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Other Missing TOTAL
Refused 5.6%
17		 1.9%
20		 2.5%
12		 1.7%
7		 4.1%
11		 2.9%
2
0		 2.7%
69
Don't know 8.9%
27		 7.9%
83		 5.6%
27		 6.2%
26		 3.0%
8		 4.3%
3
1		 6.7%
174
Whites 23.6%
72		 11.9%
126		 12.3%
59		 8.6%
36		 13.5%
36		 8.6%
6
0		 12.9%
335
Blacks 12.8%
39		 22.9%
242		 24.2%
116		 14.3%
60		 14.3%
38		 17.1%
12
0		 19.5%
507
Hispanics 9.2%
28		 18.9%
200		 21.9%
105		 25.4%
107		 24.1%
64		 32.9%
23
0		 20.3%
527
Asians 5.9%
18		 9.2%
97		 10.4%
50		 27.6%
116		 28.9%
77		 11.4%
8
4		 14.1%
366
American Indians 34.1%
104		 27.3%
288		 23.1%
111		 16.4%
69		 12.0%
32		 22.9%
16
0		 23.9%
620
TOTAL 100.0%
305		 100.0%
1056		 100.0%
480		 100.0%
421		 100.0%
266		 100.0%
70
5
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