MSSRP Table
MSSRP Table
MSSRP Table
2010 Multi‐state Survey on Race & Politics
Prof. Christopher Parker, Principal Investigator
‐‐ Attitudes Toward Blacks, Immigrants, and Gay Rights, by Tea Party Approval‐‐
True Believers Middle True Never All Diff. True
Questions: of Tea Party of Road Skeptics Heard of Whites Believers
v. Middle
Number of Observations (N) N=117 N=171 N=66 N=157 N=511 of Road
Irish, Italians, Jewish, and many
other minorities overcame
prejudice and worked their way 88% 67% 56% 66% 70% +21%
up. Blacks should do the same
without special favors. (Agree)
Generations of slavery and
discrimination have created
conditions that make it difficult 72% 55% 28% 65% 58% +17%
for blacks to work their way out
of the lower class. (Disagree)
Over the past few years blacks
have gotten less than they 83% 74% 48% 73% 72% +9%
deserve. (Disagree)
It’s really a matter of some
people not trying hard enough; if
blacks would only try harder they 73% 54% 33% 55% 56% +19%
could be just as well off as whites.
(Agree)
How likely is it that recent
immigration levels will take jobs
away from people already here? 56% 43% 31% 50% 46% +13%
(Likely)
The number of immigrants from
foreign countries should be… 54% 44% 34% 50% 47% +10%
(Decreased)***
Favor/Oppose laws to protect
homosexuals against job 62% 66% 73% 73% 68% +7%
discrimination? (Favor)
Homosexuals should be allowed
to serve in the United States 69% 83% 89% 84% 81% ‐14%
Armed forces? (Strongly Agree)
Gay or lesbian couples should be
allowed to legally adopt children? 36% 56% 80% 57% 55% ‐20%
(Yes)
Note: Cell entries represent the percent in each category. With the exception of *** all rows significant at p < .05 or better.
Source: University of Washington, March 2010 Multi‐state Survey of Race & Politics
Prof. Christopher Parker, Principal Investigator
Contact: csparker@uw.edu
Online: http://depts.washington.edu/uwiser/racepolitics.html