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There is much discussion about the best way to deal with racial problems. Some people think achieving racial integration of schools is so important that it justifies busing children to schools out of their own neighborhoods. Others think letting children go to their neighborhood schools is so important that they oppose busing. Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven’t you thought much about this? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Busing to achieve school integration · Asked in 5 waves, 1972–1984 · 8,893 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1984. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Bus to achieve integration | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Keep children in neighborhood schools |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V841074. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 968 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801133. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763257. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,242 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742288. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720202. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,700 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
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| All respondents | 4% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 10% | 21% | 52% | 968 | ±3 | |
| Democrats | 5% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 10% | 18% | 52% | 345 | ±5 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 4% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 20% | 51% | 341 | ±5 | |
| Republicans | 1% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 11% | 26% | 54% | 276 | ±6 |
ANES 1984 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.