TABLE 2.16 MOST IMPORTANT PASTS BY INCOME -- 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 into six income 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?	INCOME
	Total National sample	$0 to $14,999	$15,000 to $24,999	$25,000 to $34,999	$35,000 to $49,999	$50,000 to $74,999	$75,000 and up
The past of your family	50%	72%	64%	65%	68%	65%	62%
The past of your racial or ethnic group	38%	10%	6%	10%	4%	10%	7%
The past of the community in which you now live	7%	6%	7%	4%	3%	5%	1%
The past of the United States	5%	12%	23%	20%	24%	21%	31%
	100% N=176	100% N=89	100% N=120	99% N=162	99% N=146	101% N=125	101% N=117

Chi-square = .13