busing
Details
Question A. In general, do you favor or oppose the busing of (Negro/Black/African-American) and white school children from one school district to another?
Values
[1]favor[2]oppose[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/- | 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996 |
| A/B/C | 1990 |
| Full | 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for busing.
Counts by year:
| year | favor | oppose | don't know | no answer | iap | not available in this year | Total |
| 1972 | 313 | 1231 | 62 | 7 | - | - | 1613 |
| 1974 | 298 | 1129 | 54 | 3 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 256 | 1161 | 69 | 4 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 236 | 1223 | 39 | 1 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 248 | 1234 | 40 | 8 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 306 | 1153 | 57 | 16 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1982 | 480 | 1316 | 58 | 6 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 365 | 1123 | 90 | 21 | - | - | 1599 |
| 1985 | 336 | 1143 | 46 | 9 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 431 | 993 | 40 | 6 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1988 | 320 | 621 | 44 | 3 | 493 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 278 | 666 | 58 | 4 | 531 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 451 | 839 | 80 | 2 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 350 | 611 | 55 | 8 | 493 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 310 | 680 | 86 | 4 | 526 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 623 | 1236 | 107 | 11 | 1015 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 350 | 576 | 62 | 3 | 1913 | - | 2904 |
| Total | 5951 | 16935 | 1047 | 116 | 4971 | 0 | 29020 |