TABLE 3.4 PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO THE PAST BY INCOME -- 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 six income 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 income group who answered the question.
 

During the last 12 months, have 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
Signi- ficance Test

Looked at photographs with family and friends
88% (300)
79% (70)
90% (62)
93% (67)
90% (40)
100% (26)
93% (14)
.03

Taken any photographs or videos to preserve memories
71% (300)
53% (70)
68% (61)
79% (67)
80% (40)
85% (26)
79% (14)
.00

Watched any movies or television programs about the past
74% (298)
64% (70)
72% (61)
81% (67)
83% (40)
81% (26)
79% (14)
NS

Attended a family reunion or reunion of some other group of people with whom you have a shared experience
63% (300)
46% (70)
66% (62)
73% (67)
60% (40)
73% (26)
71% (14)
.02

Visited any history museums or historic sites
46% (300)
27% (70)
44% (62)
54% (67)
60% (40)
65% (26)
71% (14)
< .001

Read any books about the past
45% (300)
31% (70)
37% (62)
49% (67)
45% (40)
58% (26)
57% (14)
NS

Participated in any hobbies or worked on any collections related to the past
30% (300)
33% (70)
23% (62)
25% (67)
38% (40)
31% (26)
36% (14)
NS

Looked into your family history or worked on your family tree
29% (300)
21% (70)
32% (62)
31% (67)
40% (40)
15% (26)
29% (14)
NS

Written in a journal or diary
24% (300)
21% (70)
31% (62)
19% (67)
35% (40)
19% (26)
7% (14)
NS

Taken part in a group devoted to studying, preserving, or presenting the past
21% (300)
19% (70)
18% (62)
30% (67)
25% (40)
19% (26)
21% (14)
NS

 

 

 

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