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| 241 Appendix A NPSS Descriptive Statistics of Survey Sample Black White Latino respondents respondents respondents Descriptive characteristics % (n) % (n) % (n) Sex Male 42 (216) 48 (122) 42 (105) Female 58 (301) 52 (130) 58 (147) N 517 252 252 Ethnicitya African American 92 (424) — — Caribbean/West Indian 6 (27) — — African 3 (12) — — Other 10 (47) — — N 517 Region South 34 (172) 39 (97) 39 (94) Non-South 66 (338) 61 (152) 61 (150) N 510 249 244 Age (mean) 48 years 47 years 39 years Household income (mean) $50,000– $50,000– $35,000– $74,999 $74,999 $49,999 Education (mean) Some Some Some college, college, college, with with with associate’s associate’s associate’s degree/ degree/ degree/ bachelor’s bachelor’s bachelor’s degree degree degree (10.5) (10.7) (10.1) Source: 2007 National Politics and Socialization Survey a Black ethnicity in the survey reflects the diversity of those who identify as being of African descent. However, as the response “other” indicates, some respondents identify as being other than just of African descent. ...

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