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If a black person has the same qualifications as a white person, Do you feel that he or she can make as much money . . .

Can a Black person with the same qualifications as a white person make as much money?

Whether Black people can earn as much as equally qualified whites · Asked in 1 wave, 1982 · 510 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Almost alwaysSometimesAlmost never

Group	Almost always	Sometimes	Almost never	n	MoE
All respondents	13%	57%	29%	510	±5
Urban	11%	62%	27%	300	±7
Suburban	16%	50%	34%	126	±10
Rural	16%	53%	31%	84	±13

General Social Survey 1982 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Almost alwaysSometimesAlmost neverDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 1982	1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27	face to face	1,860	510