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Optimism about Black Progress Declines
Blacks See Growing Values GapBetween Poor and Middle Class
Survey conducted in association withNational Public Radio
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2007 2:00PM EST
MEDIA INQUIRIES CONTACT:Pew Research Center202 419 4332
 
Table of Contents
About the Report ………………….………………………………………………………iI. Overview ………………………………………………….………………..………….1II. Black Progress, Prospects, Values, Identity………………………………………… 16III. Discrimination and Affirmative Action ……………………………………………. 30IV. Race and Criminal Justice ………………………………………………………...… 37V. Race and Popular Culture ….………………………………………….……………. 41VI. Race Relations ………………………………………………………………………. 47VII. Leadership and Politics in the Black Community …………………………………56
Survey Methodology ……………………………………………….……………..…………64Questionnaire and topline ……………………………………....…..…………….…………66
 
 
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About The Report
This report on racial attitudes was conducted by the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan "facttank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and theworld. It does so by conducting public opinion polling and social science research; by reportingnews and analyzing news coverage; and by holding forums and briefings. It does not takepositions on policy issues.This report is based on a telephone survey conducted from September 5 through October 6,2007 among a nationally representative sample of 3,086 adults. In order to allow for a detailedanalysis of attitudes within the African-American community, the survey included an over-sample that brought the total number of non-Hispanic black respondents to 1,007. The marginof error is plus-or-minus 2.5 percentage points for the full sample and plus-or-minus 4.0percentage points for the African-American sample. The survey also included 388 Hispanics of any race; with a margin of error of plus-or-minus 7.0 percentage points for this group. For afull description of the research methodology, see page 64.The survey field work was carried out by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Journalists at National Public Radio (NPR) provided counsel to the Center as we shaped thequestionnaire and analyzed the findings. So did a number of outside scholars, including DavidBositis of Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Darren Davis of the University of Notre Dame, and David Wilson of the University of Delaware. But the Center is solelyresponsible for the analysis, interpretation and reporting of the data. The following people atCenter carried out this project:Andrew Kohut, PresidentPaul Taylor, Executive Vice PresidentScott Keeter, Director of Survey Research Jodie Allen, Senior EditorRichard Morin, Senior EditorD’Vera Cohn, Senior WriterApril Clark, Juliana Horowitz, Shawn Neidorf, Allison Pond, Robert Suls, Research Associates James Albrittain, Executive AssistantCary Funk, Project Consultant
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