All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage

Appendix B: Supplementary Tables for Measuring Mormon Beliefs about Jews and Blacks

Appendix B: Supplementary Tables for Measuring Mormon Beliefs about Jews and Blacks The origin and nature of the survey data in chapters 7 and 8 are explained at some length in my earlier book (1994, especially 33–60, 215–28). Note that the data in these tables were collected during 1967–69. In generating and analyzing these data, I followed closely the survey methodology in Glock and Stark (1966, especially their appendix). Where necessary,I have occasionally added further explanations but generally have avoided repeating those provided in earlier publications. To minimize interruptions in my narrative, I have included in the chapters themselves only a few tables and figures from the survey data. A few additional tables and figures, with more extensive analyses of the same data,have been provided in this appendix for their potential interest to certain readers . Appendix C presents a few figures, as well. Appendix B 287 Table B.1. Indicators of Secular Anti-Semitism Salt Lake City San Francisco Total Mormons Mormons Protestants Catholics (n = 958) (n = 296) (n = 2326) (n = 545) “Avaricious Jew” Image 1. Jews more likely than others to use shady business dealings 30% 29% 33% 29% 2. Movie and TV industries run by Jews 64 67 72 74 3. International banking run by Jews 55 55 48 45 “Egocentric Jew” Image 4. Jews tend to believe they are better than others 49 47 40 36 “Unpatriotic/Subversive Jew” Image 5. Jews are less likely than others to oppose Communism 16 18 15 21 6. Jews are inclined to be more loyal to Israel than to America 47 47 31 26 Note: Percentages responding “yes” or “somewhat” to the question of whether “you think Jews tend to be like this.” Percentages not responding or responding no are not included. The actual questions appear here in abbreviated form.Items 1,4,and 6 were used to construct a composite index of secular anti-Semitism. The corresponding index in Glock and Stark (1966) was based on six items, some of them different from any of these three, but the indexes in the two studies are quite comparable. Table B.2. Mormons and Religious Hostility toward Jews Religious Hostility Levels Low Medium High Salt Lake City sample (n = 958) 42% 33% 25% San Francisco sample (n = 296) 58 25 17 Combined sample (n = 1254) 46 31 23 Note: The figures in this table result from combining responses to two questions, one about the ongoing punishment of Jews for the Crucifixion and the other about the requirement for their conversion as the condition for their forgiveness. Table B.3. Mormons and Religious Affinity for Jews Religious Affinity Levels Low Medium High Salt Lake City sample (n = 958) 17% 33% 50% San Francisco sample (n = 296) 31 29 40 Combined sample (n = 1254) 21 32 47 Note: The figures in this table result from combining the responses to two questions, one about the shared ancestry of Mormons and Jews and the other about the continuing “chosen” status of the Jews. 288 Appendix B Table B.4. Mormons and Anti-Black Prejudice Index of Anti-Black Prejudice Low Medium High Salt Lake City sample (n = 925) 50% 31% 19% San Francisco sample (n = 290) 60 25 15 Combined sample (n = 1215) 52 30 18 Note: The table was collapsed to three categories from a more extended original version. Percentages are totals for each category of the index based on responses to three indicators of prejudice. The total for the data set was 1254 (958 + 296); however, 39 cases, mostly nonrespondents from Salt Lake City, proved unsalvageable by the usual method of surrogate coding. Table B.5. Mormons and Anti-Black Discrimination Index of Anti-Black Discrimination Low 2 3 High Salt Lake City sample (n = 926) 35% 32% 22% 11% San Francisco sample (n = 291) 54 22 12 12 Combined sample (n = 1217) 40 30 19 11 Note: The table was collapsed to four categories from a more extended original version. The validation process against criterion variables indicated the need for four rather than three categories to maintain statistical homogeneity within each category.A few cases are missing, mostly from Salt Lake City, because they were not salvageable by the usual method. Table B.6. Mormons and Religious Hostility toward Blacks Index of Religious Hostility toward Blacks Low Medium High Salt Lake City sample (n = 958) 19% 35% 46% San Francisco sample (n...