Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 18:22:27 -0700 From: Ron Buckmire Subject: Polls on opinions on interracial marriage in the USA from 1972-93 From: Kenneth Sherrill Subject: *QL*: One American in Six Wants Interracial Marriages Illegal Over the 21 year period from 1972 to 1993, the percent of Americans who would favor a law against interracial marriages has been cut in half. In 1972, 38% favored such a law. The last time the item was included in GSS, only 16.6% favored such a law. These data are drawn from the General Social Survey, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago -- one of the nations's most respected survey research institutions. What would Congress have done if faced with a Defense of Racial Purity Act instead of a Defense of Marriage Act? See the data below. Kenneth Sherrill Hunter College ---------- Forwarded message ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=72 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 514 38.0 514 38.0 YES 2 795 58.8 1309 96.8 NO 8 43 3.2 1352 100.0 Don't Know Frequency Missing = 261 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=73 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 488 36.9 488 36.9 2 801 60.6 1289 97.6 8 20 1.5 1309 99.1 9 12 0.9 1321 100.0 Frequency Missing = 183 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=74 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 442 33.7 442 33.7 2 838 63.9 1280 97.6 8 29 2.2 1309 99.8 9 2 0.2 1311 100.0 Frequency Missing = 173 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=75 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 499 37.6 499 37.6 2 793 59.8 1292 97.4 8 29 2.2 1321 99.5 9 6 0.5 1327 100.0 Frequency Missing = 163 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=76 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 433 31.6 433 31.6 2 897 65.5 1330 97.1 8 33 2.4 1363 99.5 9 7 0.5 1370 100.0 Frequency Missing = 129 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=77 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 375 27.7 375 27.7 2 952 70.3 1327 98.0 8 21 1.6 1348 99.6 9 6 0.4 1354 100.0 Frequency Missing = 176 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=78 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- Frequency Missing = 1532 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=82 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 463 24.9 463 24.9 2 1339 72.0 1802 96.9 8 53 2.8 1855 99.7 9 5 0.3 1860 100.0 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=83 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- Frequency Missing = 1599 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=85 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 387 25.2 387 25.2 2 1099 71.6 1486 96.9 8 38 2.5 1524 99.3 9 10 0.7 1534 100.0 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=86 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- Frequency Missing = 1470 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=88 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 213 21.8 213 21.8 2 732 74.9 945 96.7 8 29 3.0 974 99.7 9 3 0.3 977 100.0 Frequency Missing = 504 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=89 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 214 20.7 214 20.7 2 790 76.5 1004 97.2 8 27 2.6 1031 99.8 9 2 0.2 1033 100.0 Frequency Missing = 504 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=90 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 171 18.6 171 18.6 2 719 78.4 890 97.1 8 26 2.8 916 99.9 9 1 0.1 917 100.0 Frequency Missing = 455 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=91 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 168 16.9 168 16.9 2 786 79.2 954 96.1 8 32 3.2 986 99.3 9 7 0.7 993 100.0 Frequency Missing = 524 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=93 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 178 16.6 178 16.6 2 859 79.9 1037 96.5 8 35 3.3 1072 99.7 9 3 0.3 1075 100.0 Frequency Missing = 531 ***************************************************************************** * To subscribe to QUEERLAW, send mail to: majordomo@abacus.oxy.edu * * In the mail message, enter ONLY the words: subscribe queerlaw * * To unsubscribe to QUEERLAW, send mail to: majordomo@abacus.oxy.edu * * In the mail message, enter ONLY the words: unsubscribe queerlaw * * Words in the Subject: line are NOT processed! * * There is also a QUEERLAW-DIGEST mailing list available * ****************************************************************************** From queerlaw-owner Thu Jul 25 14:25:41 1996 Received: (from root@localhost) by abacus.oxy.edu (8.6.10/8.6.11) id OAA08583 for queerlaw-outgoing; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 14:22:06 -0700 Received: from hcrelay.hunter.cuny.edu (hcrelay.hunter.cuny.edu [146.95.128.2]) by abacus.oxy.edu (8.6.10/8.6.11) with ESMTP id OAA08575 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 14:22:03 -0700 Received: from shiva.hunter.cuny.edu (ksherril@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu [146.95.128.96]) by hcrelay.hunter.cuny.edu (8.6.12/george0995) with SMTP id RAA06642; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:21:51 -0400 Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:24:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Sherrill To: ussenate@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu cc: kenslist Subject: *QL*: One American in Six Wants Interracial Marriages Illegal Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: queerlaw-owner@abacus.oxy.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kenneth Sherrill Content-Length: 8653 X-Lines: 284 Status: RO Over the 21 year period from 1972 to 1993, the percent of Americans who would favor a law against interracial marriages has been cut in half. In 1972, 38% favored such a law. The last time the item was included in GSS, only 16.6% favored such a law. These data are drawn from the General Social Survey, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago -- one of the nations's most respected survey research institutions. What would Congress have done if faced with a Defense of Racial Purity Act instead of a Defense of Marriage Act? See the data below. Kenneth Sherrill Hunter College ---------- Forwarded message ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=72 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 514 38.0 514 38.0 YES 2 795 58.8 1309 96.8 NO 8 43 3.2 1352 100.0 Don't Know Frequency Missing = 261 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=73 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 488 36.9 488 36.9 2 801 60.6 1289 97.6 8 20 1.5 1309 99.1 9 12 0.9 1321 100.0 Frequency Missing = 183 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=74 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 442 33.7 442 33.7 2 838 63.9 1280 97.6 8 29 2.2 1309 99.8 9 2 0.2 1311 100.0 Frequency Missing = 173 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=75 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 499 37.6 499 37.6 2 793 59.8 1292 97.4 8 29 2.2 1321 99.5 9 6 0.5 1327 100.0 Frequency Missing = 163 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=76 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 433 31.6 433 31.6 2 897 65.5 1330 97.1 8 33 2.4 1363 99.5 9 7 0.5 1370 100.0 Frequency Missing = 129 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=77 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 375 27.7 375 27.7 2 952 70.3 1327 98.0 8 21 1.6 1348 99.6 9 6 0.4 1354 100.0 Frequency Missing = 176 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=78 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- Frequency Missing = 1532 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=82 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 463 24.9 463 24.9 2 1339 72.0 1802 96.9 8 53 2.8 1855 99.7 9 5 0.3 1860 100.0 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=83 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- Frequency Missing = 1599 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=85 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 387 25.2 387 25.2 2 1099 71.6 1486 96.9 8 38 2.5 1524 99.3 9 10 0.7 1534 100.0 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=86 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- Frequency Missing = 1470 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=88 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 213 21.8 213 21.8 2 732 74.9 945 96.7 8 29 3.0 974 99.7 9 3 0.3 977 100.0 Frequency Missing = 504 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=89 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 214 20.7 214 20.7 2 790 76.5 1004 97.2 8 27 2.6 1031 99.8 9 2 0.2 1033 100.0 Frequency Missing = 504 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=90 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 171 18.6 171 18.6 2 719 78.4 890 97.1 8 26 2.8 916 99.9 9 1 0.1 917 100.0 Frequency Missing = 455 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=91 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 168 16.9 168 16.9 2 786 79.2 954 96.1 8 32 3.2 986 99.3 9 7 0.7 993 100.0 Frequency Missing = 524 GSS YEAR FOR THIS RESPONDENT=93 FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE Cumulative Cumulative RACMAR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent ---------------------------------------------------- 1 178 16.6 178 16.6 2 859 79.9 1037 96.5 8 35 3.3 1072 99.7 9 3 0.3 1075 100.0 Frequency Missing = 531 --- RON BUCKMIRE, Ph.D. http://www.math.oxy.edu/~ron/ Mathematics Department, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, L.A., CA 90041 buckmire@oxy.edu||+1 213 259 2536 (vox)||+1 213 259 2958 (fax) Check out the Queer Resources Directory