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Racial Blind Spots: A Barrier to IntegratedCommunities in Chicago?
Maria KrysanDepartment of Sociology andInstitute of Government and Public AffairsUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
Three Questions About Blind Spots
Do blacks, whites, and Latinos have differentcommunity “blind spots”?
Do blacks, whites and Latinos of the same social,economic and geographic background havedifferent “blind spots”?
Does community racial/ethnic compositionpredict “blind spots,” net of the respondent’s andcommunity’s other characteristics?
Data Source: 2005 Chicago Area Study
Multi-stage area probability sample
Cook County residents aged 21 and older
Face-to-face survey interviews
Interviews conducted in English and Spanish
Sample Size:Whites (n=279)Blacks (n=237)Latinos (n=235)
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