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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question The following questions are about police and law enforcement. In general, do the police (treat Whites better than Blacks, treat them both the same, or treat Blacks better than Whites/treat Blacks better than Whites, treat them both the same, or treat Whites better than Blacks)?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapdon't knowno answerskipped on webtreat blacks a little better than whitestreat blacks moderately better than whitestreat blacks much better than whitestreat both the sametreat whites a little better than blackstreat whites moderately better than blackstreat whites much better than blacksTotal
19721613----------1613
19731504----------1504
19741484----------1484
19751490----------1490
19761499----------1499
19771530----------1530
19781532----------1532
19801468----------1468
19821860----------1860
19831599----------1599
19841473----------1473
19851534----------1534
19861470----------1470
19871819----------1819
19881481----------1481
19891537----------1537
19901372----------1372
19911517----------1517
19931606----------1606
19942992----------2992
19962904----------2904
19982832----------2832
20002817----------2817
20022765----------2765
20042812----------2812
20064510----------4510
20082023----------2023
20102044----------2044
20121974----------1974
20142538----------2538
20162867----------2867
20182348----------2348
20211315103651419567651674529144032
20223544----------3544
Total696731036514195676516745291472390

Values

  • 1 treat whites much better than blacks

  • 2 treat whites moderately better than blacks

  • 3 treat whites a little better than blacks

  • 4 treat both the same

  • 5 treat blacks a little better than whites

  • 6 treat blacks moderately better than whites

  • 7 treat blacks much better than whites

  • 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(q) 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