TABLE 3.7 TRUSTWORTHINESS OF
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PAST BY EDUCATION --
AFRICAN AMERICAN SAMPLE We asked our respondents for the
following information about seven "places where people might
get information about the past:" "Please tell (us) how
trustworthy you think each is as a source of information
about the past using a 1 to 10 scale, where 1 means not at
all trustworthy and 10 means very trustworthy." The table
below divides the African American Sample into four
education groups, and reports the mean score those four
groups gave each of the seven sources of information about
the past listed in the far-left column. The numbers in
parentheses indicate the number of respondents of the given
education group who answered the question. How trustworthy do you
think ___ are as a source of information about the
past? Museums Personal accounts from
your grandparents or other relatives Conversation with someone
who was there College history
professor High school history
teachers Non-fiction
books Movies or television
programs about the past
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