TABLE 1.1 PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO THE PAST -- BY RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUP

We asked our respondents if they had participated in each of 10 "activities related to the past...during the last 12 months." The table below reports the percentage of respondents in our national sample and each of four racial/ethnic groups who reported participating in the activities in the far-left column. The numbers in parentheses indicate how many respondents in each group answered the given question.

During the last 12 months, have you...

RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS
National sample
White
African American
Mexican American
Pine Ridge Oglala Sioux

Looked at photographs with family and friends

91% (808)
92% (624)
88% (300)
87% (195)
82% (184)

Taken any photos or videos to preserve memories

83% (808)
85% (624)
71% (300)
76% (195)
66% (182)

Watched any movies or television programs about the past

81% (803)
82% (620)
74% (298)
68% (195)
72% (185)

Attended a family reunion or reunion of some other group with whom you have a shared experience

64% (808)
63% (624)
63% (300)
68% (195)
59% (182)

Visited any history museums or historic sites

57% (807)
58% (623)
46% (300)
46% (195)
65% (182)

Read any books about the past

53% (805)
54% (621)
45% (300)
35% (195)
45% (185)

Participated in any hobbies or worked on any collections related to the past

39% (807)
40% (623)
30% (300)
25% (193)
37% (182)

Looked into the history of your family or worked on your family tree

36% (807)
36% (623)
29% (300)
26% (195)
54% (185)

Written in a journal or diary

29% (808)
29% (624)
24% (300)
16% (195)
20% (183)

Taken part in a group devoted to studying, preserving, or presenting the past

20% (808)
20% (624)
21% (300)
15% (194)
25% (182)

 

 

 

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