TABLE 4.3 PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO THE PAST BY EDUCATION -- MEXICAN AMERICAN SAMPLE
 

We asked our respondents if they had participated in each of 10 "activities that relate to the past...during the last 12 months." The table below divides the Mexican American Sample into four education groups and reports the percentage of respondents who participated in the activities listed in the far-left column. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of respondents of the given education group who answered the question.

During the last 12 months, have you...	EDUCATION
	Total sample	No high school diploma	High school diploma	Some college	4 year degree and up	Significance Test
Looked at photographs with family and friends	87% (195)	85% (62)	91% (55)	89% (45)	85% (26)	NS
Taken any photographs or videos to preserve memories	76% (195)	56% (62)	91% (55)	82% (45)	88% (26)	< .001
Watched any movies or television programs about the past	68% (195)	44% (62)	78% (55)	82% (45)	81% (26)	< .001
Attended a family reunion or reunion of some other group of people with whom you have a shared experience	68% (195)	60% (62)	73% (55)	69% (45)	73% (26)	NS
Visited any history museums or historic sites	46% (195)	21% (62)	45% (55)	73% (45)	69% (26)	< .001
Read any books about the past	35% (195)	24% (62)	33% (55)	47% (45)	46% (26)	NS
Participated in any hobbies or worked on any collections related to the past	24% (195)	10% (60)	25% (55)	36% (45)	35% (26)	.01
Looked into the history of your family or worked on your family tree	26% (195)	24% (62)	15% (55)	31% (45)	42% (26)	.04
Written in a journal or diary	16% (195)	8% (62)	18% (55)	31% (45)	8% (26)	.01
Taken part in group devoted to studying, preserving, or presenting the past	15% (195)	11% (61)	25% (55)	13% (45)	4% (26)	.05