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General Social Survey, 2006

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On the average (Negroes/Blacks/African-Americans) have worse jobs, income, and housing than white people. Do you think these differences are . . . B. Because most (Negroes/Blacks/African-Americans) have less in-born ability to learn?

	1) Yes
	2) No
	8) Don't know
	9) No answer

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	173	8.7%	8.7%	-1
No	1759	88.3%	97%	-.09
Don't know	55	2.8%	99.7%	5.4
No answer	5	.3%	100%	6.32

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Yes	6.6% 23	6.3% 38	6.1% 33	15.9% 56	15.8% 23	8.7% 173
No	92.2% 320	90.2% 541	91.5% 495	80.4% 283	78.1% 114	88.3% 1753
Don't know	1.2% 4	3.3% 20	2.0% 11	3.4% 12	5.5% 8	2.8% 55
No answer	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.4% 2	0.3% 1	0.7% 1	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 347	100.0% 600	100.0% 541	100.0% 352	100.0% 146	1986

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Less than once a year	About once or twice a year	Several times a year	1-3 times a month	Nearly every week	Weekly or more	TOTAL
Yes	8.8% 54	9.4% 22	11.0% 22	9.1% 29	9.2% 9	7.1% 37	8.7% 173
No	88.7% 544	88.5% 207	86.0% 172	88.4% 281	83.7% 82	89.3% 465	88.3% 1751
Don't know	2.0% 12	2.1% 5	2.5% 5	2.5% 8	7.1% 7	3.5% 18	2.8% 55
No answer	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 613	100.0% 234	100.0% 200	100.0% 318	100.0% 98	100.0% 521	1984

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Yes	18.4% 53	9.7% 94	3.2% 6	4.2% 15	2.7% 5	8.7% 173
No	72.6% 209	88.3% 860	95.7% 180	93.6% 334	95.1% 176	88.3% 1759
Don't know	9.0% 26	1.5% 15	1.1% 2	2.2% 8	2.2% 4	2.8% 55
No answer	0.0% 0	0.5% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 288	100.0% 974	100.0% 188	100.0% 357	100.0% 185	1992

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	9.4% 82	8.1% 91	8.7% 173
No	88.0% 767	88.6% 992	88.3% 1759
Don't know	2.4% 21	3.0% 34	2.8% 55
No answer	0.2% 2	0.3% 3	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 872	100.0% 1120	1992

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes	8.1% 83	11.3% 56	2.8% 1	8.2% 26	6.5% 7	8.7% 173
No	89.5% 916	84.7% 420	97.2% 35	89.0% 283	87.0% 94	88.2% 1748
Don't know	2.2% 22	3.8% 19	0.0% 0	2.5% 8	5.6% 6	2.8% 55
No answer	0.2% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.9% 1	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 1023	100.0% 496	100.0% 36	100.0% 318	100.0% 108	1981

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	10.5% 33	8.1% 37	8.9% 68	7.6% 35	8.7% 173
No	85.0% 266	89.5% 408	88.6% 674	89.0% 411	88.3% 1759
Don't know	4.5% 14	2.2% 10	2.2% 17	3.0% 14	2.8% 55
No answer	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.3% 2	0.4% 2	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 313	100.0% 456	100.0% 761	100.0% 462	1992

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	7.5% 108	11.3% 32	12.4% 33	8.7% 173
No	90.2% 1300	86.6% 245	80.1% 214	88.3% 1759
Don't know	2.1% 31	1.4% 4	7.5% 20	2.8% 55
No answer	0.2% 3	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 1442	100.0% 283	100.0% 267	1992