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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 least in common with? (ARE_6)


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 4.7%
26		 4.1%
31		 2.1%
16		 7.1%
29		 4.2%
6		 4.1%
108
Don't know 2.5%
14		 3.1%
23		 3.6%
27		 6.8%
28		 5.6%
8		 3.8%
100
Whites 8.4%
47		 5.8%
43		 4.1%
31		 1.7%
7		 1.4%
2		 5.0%
130
Blacks 21.2%
118		 22.2%
166		 25.0%
188		 26.7%
109		 23.2%
33		 23.6%
614
Hispanics 10.6%
59		 13.4%
100		 11.7%
88		 10.0%
41		 12.0%
17		 11.7%
305
Asians 31.8%
177		 28.5%
213		 31.4%
236		 25.4%
104		 28.2%
40		 29.5%
770
American Indians 20.8%
116		 22.9%
171		 22.1%
166		 22.2%
91		 25.4%
36		 22.2%
580
Missing 0 1 1 2 0 4
TOTAL 100.0%
557		 100.0%
747		 100.0%
752		 100.0%
409		 100.0%
142
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Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 5.0%
67		 3.3%
42		 4.2%
109
Don't know 4.4%
59		 3.2%
40		 3.8%
99
Whites 4.6%
62		 5.5%
69		 5.0%
131
Blacks 21.2%
286		 26.0%
327		 23.5%
613
Hispanics 11.7%
158		 11.6%
146		 11.7%
304
Asians 30.2%
407		 28.8%
362		 29.5%
769
American Indians 22.9%
309		 21.6%
271		 22.3%
580
Missing 4 1 5
TOTAL 100.0%
1348		 100.0%
1257
2605


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 3.6%
6		 2.7%
10		 3.8%
24		 4.0%
20		 2.2%
5		 5.9%
40
4		 4.1%
105
Don't know 1.8%
3		 5.1%
19		 1.9%
12		 3.4%
17		 2.7%
6		 5.0%
34
9		 3.5%
91
Whites 4.8%
8		 4.0%
15		 4.8%
30		 3.6%
18		 2.2%
5		 8.1%
55
0		 5.1%
131
Blacks 20.8%
35		 22.3%
84		 26.3%
166		 23.4%
118		 34.4%
77		 19.2%
130
3		 23.6%
610
Hispanics 13.7%
23		 8.2%
31		 10.9%
69		 14.3%
72		 5.8%
13		 13.9%
94
2		 11.7%
302
Asians 32.1%
54		 30.3%
114		 28.4%
179		 26.9%
136		 32.1%
72		 30.7%
208
5		 29.6%
763
American Indians 23.2%
39		 27.4%
103		 23.9%
151		 24.6%
124		 20.5%
46		 17.1%
116
1		 22.4%
579
Missing 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 100.0%
168		 100.0%
376		 100.0%
631		 100.0%
505		 100.0%
224		 100.0%
677
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Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 4.6%
83		 3.6%
10		 2.8%
9		 4.6%
5		 0.0%
0		 2.4%
2		 4.2%
109
Don't know 2.8%
50		 4.7%
13		 5.3%
17		 12.0%
13		 0.0%
0		 8.4%
7		 3.8%
100
Whites 0.0%
0		 27.7%
77		 9.7%
31		 9.3%
10		 25.0%
2		 12.0%
10		 5.0%
130
Blacks 27.2%
492		 0.0%
0		 20.9%
67		 26.9%
29		 62.5%
5		 22.9%
19		 23.5%
612
Hispanics 14.5%
262		 10.1%
28		 0.0%
0		 7.4%
8		 0.0%
0		 7.2%
6		 11.7%
304
Asians 27.8%
503		 36.0%
100		 43.6%
140		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 32.5%
27		 29.6%
770
American Indians 23.1%
417		 18.0%
50		 17.8%
57		 39.8%
43		 12.5%
1		 14.5%
12		 22.3%
580
Missing 4 0 1 0 0 0 5
TOTAL 100.0%
1807		 100.0%
278		 100.0%
321		 100.0%
108		 100.0%
8		 100.0%
83
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Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 4.1%
6		 4.9%
34		 4.1%
15		 4.0%
28		 2.4%
10		 5.3%
16		 4.2%
109
Don't know 4.1%
6		 2.0%
14		 5.0%
18		 2.7%
19		 3.4%
14		 9.6%
29		 3.8%
100
Whites 23.8%
35		 3.0%
21		 1.7%
6		 4.8%
33		 5.1%
21		 5.3%
16		 5.1%
132
Blacks 2.7%
4		 21.1%
146		 31.1%
113		 25.3%
175		 23.4%
96		 26.2%
79		 23.5%
613
Hispanics 15.0%
22		 15.9%
110		 12.1%
44		 6.3%
44		 14.4%
59		 8.6%
26		 11.7%
305
Asians 32.7%
48		 36.2%
250		 24.0%
87		 30.3%
210		 27.7%
114		 19.5%
59		 29.5%
768
American Indians 17.7%
26		 16.8%
116		 22.0%
80		 26.6%
184		 23.6%
97		 25.5%
77		 22.2%
580
Missing 0 3 0 1 0 2 6
TOTAL 100.0%
147		 100.0%
691		 100.0%
363		 100.0%
693		 100.0%
411		 100.0%
302
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Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 5.7%
25		 3.5%
22		 3.8%
33		 4.5%
30		 4.2%
110
Don't know 3.9%
17		 4.0%
25		 3.5%
31		 4.1%
27		 3.8%
100
Whites 6.6%
29		 3.5%
22		 5.7%
50		 4.5%
30		 5.0%
131
Blacks 20.5%
90		 22.7%
141		 18.0%
158		 33.6%
224		 23.5%
613
Hispanics 11.8%
52		 14.3%
89		 13.5%
119		 6.5%
43		 11.6%
303
Asians 26.2%
115		 31.4%
195		 32.4%
285		 26.1%
174		 29.5%
769
American Indians 25.3%
111		 20.5%
127		 23.1%
203		 20.7%
138		 22.2%
579
Missing 0 0 3 2 5
TOTAL 100.0%
439		 100.0%
621		 100.0%
879		 100.0%
666
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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 6.5%
20		 4.6%
49		 4.2%
20		 3.6%
15		 1.1%
3		 1.4%
1
1		 4.2%
108
Don't know 9.8%
30		 2.6%
27		 3.1%
15		 3.1%
13		 4.2%
11		 1.4%
1
2		 3.7%
97
Whites 8.5%
26		 5.4%
57		 4.0%
19		 4.8%
20		 2.3%
6		 2.8%
2
0		 5.0%
130
Blacks 24.2%
74		 20.4%
215		 23.5%
113		 29.5%
124		 25.7%
68		 25.4%
18
1		 23.5%
612
Hispanics 12.7%
39		 13.7%
145		 14.0%
67		 7.8%
33		 6.4%
17		 4.2%
3
0		 11.7%
304
Asians 25.5%
78		 33.9%
358		 32.5%
156		 21.6%
91		 22.3%
59		 39.4%
28
0		 29.6%
770
American Indians 12.7%
39		 19.4%
205		 18.8%
90		 29.7%
125		 38.1%
101		 25.4%
18
2		 22.2%
578
TOTAL 100.0%
306		 100.0%
1056		 100.0%
480		 100.0%
421		 100.0%
265		 100.0%
71
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