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 theAfrican American Sample into four age 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?	AGE
	Total sample	18 to 29	30 to 44	45 to 64	65 and older
The past of your family	59%	59%	60%	58%	58%
The past of your racial or ethnic group	26%	32%	25%	29%	8%
The past of the community in which you now live	4%	3%	7%	1%	4%
The past of the United States	11%	6%	9%	13%	29%
	100% N=297	100% N=68	101% N=114	101% N=87	99% N=24