TABLE 3.15 MOST IMPORTANT PASTS BY EDUCATION -- AFRICAN AMERICAN SAMPLE

We asked each of our respondents the following question: "Knowing about the past of which of the following four areas or groups is most important to you -- the past of your family, the past of your racial or ethnic group, the past of the community in which you now live, or the past of the United States?" The table below divides theAfrican American Sample into four education groups and reports the percentage of respondents that choose the pasts listed in the far-left column.  

Knowing about the past of which of the following four areas or groups is most important to you?

EDUCATION
Total Sample
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
4 year degree and up

The past of your family

59%
57%
59%
59%
60%

The past of your racial or ethnic group

26%
21%
20%
31%
31%

The past of the community in which you now live

4%
9%
5%
2%
2%

The past of the United States

11%
13%
16%
8%
8%

100% N=297
100% N=58
100% N=81
100% N=95
101% (N=65)

Chi-square = .24

 

 

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