TABLE 3.1 PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO THE PAST BY AGE -- AFRICAN AMERICAN SAMPLE
 

We asked our respondents if they had participated in each of 10 "activities that relate to the past...during the last 12 months." The table below divides the African American Sample into four age groups, and reports the percentage of respondents who participated in the activities listed in the far-left column. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of respondents of the given age group who answered the question.

During the last 12 months, have you...

AGE
Total sample
18 to 29
30 to 44
45 to 64
65 and older
Significance test

Looked at photographs with family and friends

88% (300)
94% (68)
86% (115)
88% (88)
84% (25)
NS

Taken any photographs or videos to preserve memories

71% (300)
85% (68)
73% (115)
64% (88)
48% (25)
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Watched any movies or television programs about the past

74% (298)
72% (68)
73% (115)
77% (87)
72% (25)
NS

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

63% (300)
68% (68)
63% (115)
61% (88)
56% (25)
NS

Visited any history museums or historic sites

46% (300)
49% (68)
51% (115)
40% (88)
36% (25)
NS

Read any books about the past

45% (300)
53% (68)
41% (115)
45% (88)
48% (25)
NS

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

30% (300)
29% (68)
33% (115)
25% (88)
36% (25)
NS

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

29% (300)
31% (68)
31% (115)
25% (88)
24% (25)
NS

Written in a journal or diary

24% (300)
41% (68)
25% (115)
13% (88)
8.0% (25)
< .001

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

21% (300)
22% (68)
24% (115)
18% (88)
16% (25)
NS
 

 

 

 

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