Change in Situation of Blacks 1964 -1994
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| '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Much at All | 19 (303) |
18 (227) |
14 (223) |
11 (95) |
8 (217) |
** | 7 (202) |
** | ** | ** | 12 (114) |
15 (160) |
17 (304) |
16 (160) |
19 (416) |
23 (399) |
| Some | 38 (590) |
39 (496) |
35 (539) |
35 (307) |
35 (954) |
** | 32 (922) |
** | ** | ** | 41 (394) |
43 (464) |
45 (803) |
47 (455) |
46 (1041) |
46 (806) |
| A Lot | 41 (633) |
39 (505) |
50 (774) |
53 (467) |
55 (1489) |
** | 59 (1682) |
** | ** | ** | 45 (431) |
39 (420) |
35 (625) |
34 (336) |
34 (754) |
30 (533) |
| Don't Know, Depends | 2 (35) |
4 (55) |
1 (16) |
2 (14) |
2 (41) |
** | 2 (46) |
** | ** | ** | 3 (29) |
3 (37) |
2 (38) |
3 (27) |
2 (36) |
2 (32) |
| N | 1561 | 1283 | 1552 | 883 | 2701 | 0 | 2852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 968 | 1081 | 1770 | 978 | 2247 | 1770 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 4B.1.
Source: VCF0813 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0011z
Question Text:
1964-1976: "In the past few years we have heard a lot about civil rights groups working to improve the position of the Negro in this country. How much real change do you think there has been in the position of the Negro in the past few years: a lot, some, or not much at all?"
1984 and later: "In the past few years, we have heard a lot about improving the position of black people in this country. How much real change do you think there has been in the position of black people in the past few years: a lot, some, or not much at all?"