Racial attitudes in fifteen American cities, 1968

This study focuses on attitudes and perceptions related to urban problems and race relations of the black and white populations in Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Gary, Milwaukee, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Samples of blacks and whites were selected in each of the cities, and approximately 175 respondents of each race, ages 16 to 69, were interviewed in early 1968. There are two separate data files associated with the study: a black data file and a white data file. In addition, 366 whites (weighted to 377.88) were interviewed in suburban areas of Cleveland and Detroit. The suburban respondents are not routinely included in the white dataset distributed by the Archive but may be obtained upon request. The study employed two questionnaire forms: one for whites and one for blacks. Attitudinal questions asked of the respondents measured their satisfaction with community services, financial expectations, and feelings about the effectiveness of government in solving urban problems.