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How many friends are white
Variable:
racmix
Module:
Core
Subject:
Race
Related Variables
race
color
ratetone
racesee
racedbtf
raceself
hispanic
racecen1
racecen2
racecen3
difrace1
difrace2
difrace3
racchurh
racmeet
ethspkok
ethspkno
racavoid
blkinflu
racsups
racnobuy
busing
busing10
ethchng
blkgains
closeblk
closewht
mostcom
leastcom
blksimp
racocc
racinc
racjob
racopnow
wrkwayup
oprace
teacheth
schleth
whoteach
racwork
ethorgs
racpush
racseg
symptblk
admirblk
racfirm
frndrac1
frndrac2
frndrac3
frndrac4
frndrac5
numbwfrd
bwfriend
whtgovt
blkgovt
hspgovt
asngovt
owneth
congeth
gvtapart
gvtmelt
racdin
rachome
hswht
hseth
racimp
racinfo
rachisch
racinteg
meltpot
racmar
racmar10
racmarel
racmarpr
forbdmar
allowmar
racpromo
hlpminr
hlpminfg
helpblk
racneigh
neieth1
neieth2
neieth3
neieth4
neieth5
neieth6
neieth7
neieth8
neieth9
neieth10
neieth11
neieth12
neieth13
neieth14
racopen
racsubs
racsubgv
racparty
racname
racpres
race1
race2
race3
race4
race5
racschol
racfew
rachaf
racmost
racteach
ethhist
racchng
racquit
trtmyrac
ractrust
racdif1
racdif2
racdif3
racdif4
raclive
racclos
racdis
racobjct
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Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
How many of your close friends are white?
Year Availability
Available in 1 of 32 years total. Hover over a year to see ballot information.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
Code
Label
1
None
2
One or two
3
Three or more
9
No answer
0
Not applicable
1982
170
124
214
2
1350
Summary Statistics
Valid cases
508
Missing cases
61958