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SA — Perceptions of racial and gender favoritism
SB — Comparative perceptions of racial groups
SC — Influence of social factors on elections
Black officials more likely to favor blacks for government jobs
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
3/21/08 – 5/29/08, 6/2/08 – 11/3/08
Do you think black elected officials are more likely to favor blacks for government jobs over white applicants? Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
1
Strongly agree
2
Somewhat agree
3
Somewhat disagree
4
Strongly disagree
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SA01
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
Black officials more likely to support government spending for blacks
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
3/21/08 – 5/29/08, 6/2/08 – 11/3/08
Do you think black elected officials are more likely to support government spending that favors blacks? Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
1
Strongly agree
2
Somewhat agree
3
Somewhat disagree
4
Strongly disagree
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SA02
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
Black officials more likely to support policies that could cost whites jobs
Schedule
Nat RCS
3/21/08 – 5/18/08
Do you think black elected officials are more likely to support policies that could cost whites jobs? Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
1
Strongly agree
2
Somewhat agree
3
Somewhat disagree
4
Strongly disagree
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SA03
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
Black officials more likely to give favors to black community
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
3/21/08 – 5/18/08, 6/25/08 – 11/3/08
Do you think black elected officials are more likely to give special favors to the black community? Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
1
Strongly agree
2
Somewhat agree
3
Somewhat disagree
4
Strongly disagree
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SA04
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
Good or bad if black officials favor blacks
Schedule
Nat RCS
3/21/08 – 5/29/08, 6/2/08 – 8/25/08
Thinking about the statements you just read, would it be good or bad if black elected officials favored blacks?
[If good:] Is that very or somewhat good? [If bad:] Is that very or somewhat bad?
1
Very good
2
Somewhat good
3
Somewhat bad
4
Very bad
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SA05
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
White officials more likely to favor whites for government jobs
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
5/19/08 – 5/29/08, 9/9/08 – 11/3/08
Do you think white elected officials are more likely to favor whites for government jobs over African American and Hispanic applicants? Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
1
Strongly agree
2
Somewhat agree
3
Somewhat disagree
4
Strongly disagree
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Sample split
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SA06
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
White officials more likely to support government spending for whites
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
5/19/08 – 5/29/08, 9/9/08 – 11/3/08
Do you think white elected officials are more likely to support government spending that favors whites over African Americans and Hispanics? Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
1
Strongly agree
2
Somewhat agree
3
Somewhat disagree
4
Strongly disagree
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Sample split
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SA07
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
Good or bad if white officials favor whites
Schedule
Nat RCS
5/19/08 – 5/29/08
Thinking about the statements I just read, would it be good or bad if white elected officials favored whites?
[If good:] Is that very or somewhat good? [If bad:] Is that very or somewhat bad?
1
Very good
2
Somewhat good
3
Somewhat bad
4
Very bad
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SA08
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
Most blacks are trustworthy
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
9/4/08 – 11/3/08
Please tell me how well the phrase "trustworthy" applies to most of the people in the following group. Please use a scale from zero to 10, where zero means it does not apply at all to most of the people in the group, and 10 means it applies extremely well to most of the people in the group. Of course you can use any number in between.
The group is blacks. How well does the phrase "trustworthy" apply to most of the people in that group?
Number:
0 – 10
0 = does not apply at all
10 = applies extremely well
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SB01
0 – 10, 998, 999
3
Most whites are trustworthy
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
9/4/08 – 11/3/08
Please tell me how well the phrase "trustworthy" applies to most of the people in the following group. Please use a scale from zero to 10, where zero means it does not apply at all to most of the people in the group, and 10 means it applies extremely well to most of the people in the group. Of course you can use any number in between.
The group is whites. How well does the phrase "trustworthy" apply to most of the people in that group?
Number:
0 – 10
0 = does not apply at all
10 = applies extremely well
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SB02
0 – 10, 998, 999
3
Believe Mormons are Christians
Schedule
Nat RCS
12/17/07 – 1/10/08
Do you believe Mormons are Christians, believe Mormons are not Christians, or don't you know enough to say?
1
Yes, are Christians
2
No, are not Christians
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SB03
1, 2, 998, 999
3
US ready to elect African American president
Schedule
Nat RCS
6/9/08 – 7/1/08
Do you think the United States is ready to elect a president who is African American, or not?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SC02
1, 2, 998, 999
3
US ready to elect female president
Schedule
Nat RCS
6/9/08 – 11/3/08
Do you think the United States is ready to elect a president who is a woman, or not?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SC03
1, 2, 998, 999
3
Romney's religion affects vote
Schedule
Nat RCS
12/21/07 – 2/6/08
Does the fact that Mitt Romney is a Mormon make you more likely to vote for him, less likely to vote for him, or doesn't it make a difference in your vote?
1
Makes more likely to vote for Romney
2
Makes less likely
3
No difference
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
SC04
1 – 3, 998, 999
3