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How strongly would you object if a member of your family wanted to bring a (Negro/Black) friend home to dinner? Would you object strongly, mildly, or not at all?
Objecting to a Black friend coming to dinner · Asked in 9 waves, 1972–1985 · 12,260 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 | Strongly object | Mildly object | Not object | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 7% | 11% | 82% | 1473 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 751 |
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 1,473 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 1,860 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 1,468 |
| General Social Survey 1977 | 1977-02-09 to 1977-04-24 | face to face | 1,530 | 1,354 |
| General Social Survey 1976 | 1976-02-28 to 1976-05-29 | face to face | 1,499 | 1,370 |
| General Social Survey 1974 | 1974 | face to face | 1,484 | 1,311 |
| General Social Survey 1973 | 1973 | face to face | 1,504 | 1,321 |
| General Social Survey 1972 | 1972 | face to face | 1,613 | 1,352 |
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.
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 7% | 12% | 81% | 932 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 6% | 8% | 85% | 375 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 27 | ±25 |
| Other faith † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 20 | ±25 |
| None | 17% | 8% | 76% | 107 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 1984 · 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.