If you and your friends belonged to a social club that would not let (Whites/Negroes/Blacks) join, would you try to change the rules so that (Whites/(Negroes/Blacks/African-Americans) could join?
Would try to integrate a segregated social club · Asked in 9 waves, 1977–1994 · 9,891 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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 | Yes | No | Wdnt belong | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 71% | 29% | – | 1080 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 507 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 1,080 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 1,024 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 928 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,006 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 988 |
| General Social Survey 1986 | 1986-02-14 to 1986-04-24 | face to face | 1,470 | 1,470 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 1,534 |
| General Social Survey 1977 | 1977-02-09 to 1977-04-24 | face to face | 1,530 | 1,354 |
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.
| 63% |
| 37% |
| – |
| 198 |
| ±8 |
| High school | 66% | 34% | – | 353 | ±6 |
| Some college | 76% | 24% | – | 284 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 77% | 23% | – | 166 | ±9 |
| Postgraduate | 81% | 19% | – | 78 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 1993 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.