TABLE 2.14 MOST IMPORTANT PASTS BY GENDER -- NATIONAL 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 the National Sample by gender 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?
GENDER
Total National sample
Men
Women
The past of your family
66%
58%
73%
The past of your racial or ethnic group
8%
9%
7%
The past of the community in which you now live
4%
4%
4%
The past of the United States
22%
29%
16%
100% N=796
100% N=363
100% N=433

 

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