TABLE 3.9 CONNECTEDNESS TO THE PAST ON SIX OCCASIONS BY AGE -- AFRICAN AMERICAN SAMPLE

We asked our respondents for the following information about six "occasions": "On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means you felt no connection to the past and 10 means you felt a strong connection to the past, please tell me how connected to the past you felt on the following." The table below divides the African American Sample into four age groups, and reports the mean score each of those four groups gave the six occasions listed in the far-left column for connectedness. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of respondents of the given age group who answered the given question.

How connected to the past do you feel when...?

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

Gathering with your family

8.3 (219)
7.6 (67)
8.3 (112)
8.6 (86)
8.9 (24)
NS

Visiting a history museum or historic site

6.5 (270)
6.5 (66)
6.4 (105)
6.3 (21)
7.4 (22)
NS

Celebrating holidays

7.0 (295)
6.6 (68)
7.1 (114)
7.2 (86)
7.3 (24)
NS

Reading a book about the past

6.0 (280)
5.8 (67)
6.0 (107)
6.0 (81)
6.5 (22)
NS

Watching a movie or TV program about the past

6.1 (288)
6.0 (68)
6.1 (112)
5.8 (83)
7.0 (22)
NS

Studying history in school

5.2 (290)
5.1 (68)
5.4 (114)
4.9 (85)
5.9 (20)
NS

 

 

 

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