Taking America's Pulse, research from NCCJ, by Dr. Tom W. Smith

"Taking America's Pulse II", a national survey funded by Bank of America, is a revealing report on attitudes Americans have about each other. The report measures, among other things, how Americans perceive satisfaction with various aspects on life; racial, religious and ethnic tensions; attitudes about race relations; governmental priorities; trends in intergroup relations; interracial contact and experiences of discrimination by race and/or ethnicity.

The National Conference for Community and Justice, founded in 1927 as The National Conference of Christians and Jews, is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. NCCJ promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.

The survey was conducted by Dr. Tom W. Smith, the Director of the General Social Survey at the National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago.

In addition to a narrative, the report includes the following data tables.

1. Satisfaction with Various Aspects of Life
2. Perceived Racial, Religious, and Ethnic Tensions
3. Governmental Priorities
4. Closeness to Groups
5. Evaluations of Amount of Discrimination
6. Perceptions of Influence of Groups
7. Intergroup Contact
8. Interracial/Interethnic Harmony
9. Interracial/Interethnic Harmony (Don't knows excluded)
10. Perceived Equal Opportunity of Groups in Various Aspects of Life
11. Life Satisfactions by Race/Ethnicity
12. Interracial/Interethnic Contact
13. Interracial/Interethnic Contact in Particular Situations
14. Experiences of Discrimination by Race/Ethnicity
15. Types of Discrimination Experienced
16. Attitudes Towards Intergroup Relations
17. Intergroup Relations by Race and Ethnicity
18. Intergroup Relations by Region
19. Intergroup Relations by Education
20. Intergroup Relations by Income
21. Intergroup Relations by Age
22. Intergroup Relations by Gender
23. Interracial/Interethnic Contact and Intergroup Relations
24. Trends in Perceived Racial, Religious, and Ethnic Tensions
25. Trends in Governmental Priorities
26. Trends in Closeness to Groups
27. Trends in Evaluations of Discrimination
28. Trends in Experiences of Discrimination
29. Trends in Perceived Equal Opportunity of Groups in Various Aspects of Life
30. Trends in Perceptions of Influence
31. Trends in Intergroup Contact
32. Trends in Intergroup Contact in Particular Situations
33. Trends in Attitudes Towards Improving Race Relations
34. Trends in Life Satisfactions by Race

The report can be obtained from
The National Conference for Community and Justice
475 Park Avenue South, 19th floor
New York, NY 10016-6901
Telephone: (212) 545-1300
Fax: (212) 545-8053
http://www.nccj.org

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