TABLE 3.16 MOST IMPORTANT PASTS BY INCOME -- AFRICAN AMERICAN 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 African American 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 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	59%	60%	61%	54%	50%	62%	50% 117)
The past of your racial or ethnic group	26%	21%	23%	33%	33%	31%	43%
The past of the community in which you now live	4%	6%	5%	7%	0%	0%	0%
The past of the United States	11%	13%	11%	6%	18%	8%	7%
	100% N=297	100% N=68	100% N=62	100% N=67	101% N=146	101% N=26	100% N=117

Chi-square = .50