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National Survey of African Americans on HIV/AIDS

Demographic Questions


D1. What is your religious preference? Are you Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, or some other religion?
D2. Do you consider yourself a Christian?
D3. Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not?

General Public African American
63 76 Total Protestant/Christian
33 53 Evangelicals
27 20 Non-evangelicals
24 10 Roman Catholic
2 * Jewish
5 7 Other religion
5 6 No religion/Atheist/Agnostic (Vol.)
1 1 Don't know/Refused

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D4. In politics today, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat or Independent?

General Public African American
27 6 Republican
33 63 Democrat
30 23 Independent
1 * Other Party (Vol.)
5 5 No Party (Vol.)
2 1 Don't know
2 2 Refused

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100
 


D5. Would you say your views in most political matters are very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative, or very conservative?

General Public African American
6 11 Very liberal
21 20 Somewhat liberal
29 29 Moderate
26 18 Somewhat conservative
12 16 Very conservative
4 4 Don't know
2 2 Refused

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100
 


D6. What is the last grade or class that you completed in school?

General Public African American
3 5 None, or grade 1 to 8
12 18 High school incomplete (grade 9-11)
34 35 High school graduate
4 2 Business, technical or vocational school after high school
24 25 Some college, but no four-year degree
15 9 College graduate, four-year degree
* 2 Don't know/Refused

100

100



D7. How old are you?

General Public African American
24 29 18-29
43 41 30-49
18 17 50-64
15 11 65 or older
0 2 Refused

100

100



D8a. Are you of Hispanic or Latino background, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or some other Spanish background?
D8b. Is your background mainly Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or some other Hispanic or Latino nationality?

General Public African American
8 4 Total Hispanic/Latino Background
4 1 Mexican
1 1 Puerto Rican
* * Cuban
0 * Dominican
3 1 Other/Mixed (Vol.)
91 96 Not Hispanic/Latino
1 * Don't know/Refused

100

100
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National Survey of African Americans on HIV/AIDS
Survey Part Six | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Seven

Report | Chart Pack | Press Release 

Publication Number: 1372
Publish Date: 1998-03-17

 

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