Research Catalog

Title

Harris 1988 race in America survey [electronic resource] / Condusted by Louis Harris and Associates for The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Author

Harris, Louis.

Publication

New York : Louis Harris and Associates, 1988.

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Summary

This survey focuses on the state of race relations in the United States and includes a separate survey of blacks who are persistently poor or are part of the so-called " underclass." Variables include racial justice, racial equality, prejudice, bigotry, racial progress, government programs and new legislation. Dates of Collection: June 3 - September 12, 1988. Sorting Data: 1988/06. Size of File: Blacks/Whites/Asian-American: 3,123 adults; Blacks in the Underclass: 347 adults.

Subject

• African Americans > Attitudes
• Asian Americans > Attitudes
• Poor > United States > Attitudes
• White people > United States > Attitudes
• United States > Public opinion

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on March 26, 2012).
• Harris study numbers 883006 and 883009.
• Methodology notes: Underclass sample was interviewed in-person and represented the following cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. The cross-section of blacks, whites, and Asian-Americans were interviewed by telephone. White adults (N=2,008); Black adults (N=1,005); Asian-Americans (N-110).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.

OCLC

• ocn177657774
• SCSB-1320926

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library