Toplines: Race Relations

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

June 29, 2008

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

82% Yes

11% No

7% Not sure

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

61% Better

14% Worse

18% Neither

6% Not sure

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

21% Yes

76% No

3% Not sure

4* Ok… within the past week, have you personally witnessed any sexism or discrimination against women?

21% Yes

75% No

4% Not sure

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

32% African Americans

31% Women

38% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence