Toplines: Discrimination

Survey of 800 Likely Voters

Conducted April 4-6, 2008

1* We’re just about finished… Are relations between white Americans and black Americans better today than they were in the 1960s?

80% Yes

12% No

8% Not sure

2* These days, are relations between white and black Americans getting better or worse?

61% Better

16% Worse

18% Neither

5% Not sure

3* Within the past week, have you shared a meal with a person of a different racial background?

49% Yes

46% No

5% Not sure

4* Within the past week, have you personally witnessed any racial discrimination?

18% Yes

77% No

5% Not sure

5* Is there more discrimination against African-Americans or against women?

37% African Americans

27% Women

35% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence