THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR
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Open Housing  1964-1976


                           '64  '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76 
 
   Whites Keep Blacks Out   26   32   22   18   16   **    8 
   Blacks Right to Choose   57   50   68   73   76   **   85 
      Don't Know, Depends   17   18   10    9    8   **    7
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                       N  1561 1282 1551  811 2696      2851  



PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 4B.7
Source:  The American National Election Studies



     QUESTION TEXT:

     1964,1968-1972,1976: "Which of these statements would you agree with:
     1. White people have a right to keep Negroes out of their
     neighborhoods if they want to
     2. Negroes have a right to live wherever they can afford to, just
     like anybody else"
     1966: "Some people say that Negroes should be allowed to live in any
     part of town they want to. How do you feel? Should Negroes be allowed
     to live in any part of town they want to, or not?"
       


     This question is variable VCF0819 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset.
     Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation.
     Weight variable VCF0011A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation).

     Table generated:  05AUG10