Sunday, September 02, 2001
How Greater Cincinnatians
Answered Poll's Questions on
'Race Relations'
Survey Findings on Racial Attitudes In Cincinnati
By The Cincinnati Enquirer
Here are questions and results from The Enquirer's poll on racial attitudes in Greater Cincinnati. The survey, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Aug. 17-23, interviewed 1,112 randomly selected Greater Cincinnati residents. The poll accurately reflects the region's population by using oversampling techniques and a cross-section of phone exchanges. The margin for error is less than ±4% for the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area*, and less than ±5% for the City of Cincinnati and the African American community.
Now, I would like to ask you a few questions about the state of race relations in this area. I'm going to ask several questions and I would like you to tell me if you think the issue is very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not serious.
QUESTION: How serious a problem are race relations in the Greater Cincinnati area?
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Very Serious
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50%
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49%
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57%
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50%
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56%
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Somewhat Serious
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34%
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36%
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31%
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35%
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29%
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Not Too Serious
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9%
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9%
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11%
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9%
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13%
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Not At All Serious
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5%
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6%
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1%
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5%
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1%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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1%
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1%
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1%
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2%
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-
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QUESTION: How serious a problem are race relations in the
City of Cincinnati?
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Very Serious
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62%
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60%
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65%
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62%
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63%
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Somewhat Serious
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27%
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28%
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27%
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27%
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28%
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Not Too Serious
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7%
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7%
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7%
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6%
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8%
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Not At All Serious
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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-
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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3%
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4%
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1%
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4%
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-
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QUESTION: How serious a
problem are race relations in your neighborhood?
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Very Serious
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6%
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3%
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15%
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5%
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15%
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Somewhat Serious
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13%
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11%
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24%
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12%
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21%
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Not Too Serious
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30%
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29%
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31%
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29%
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39%
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Not At All Serious
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50%
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56%
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29%
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54%
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24%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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1%
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1%
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2%
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1%
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1%
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It has been about five months since the shooting of Timothy Thomas and
the riots in Cincinnati. I’d like to get
your opinion about what has happened since then. I’m going to read several
statements and I would like you to tell me if you agree or disagree with each,
and please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or
strongly disagree.
STATEMENT: I was satisfied with the leadership shown by
Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken during the April racial unrest.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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14%
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15%
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10%
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14%
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5%
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Somewhat Agree
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36%
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38%
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31%
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37%
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29%
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Somewhat Disagree
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21%
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20%
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28%
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20%
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36%
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Strongly Disagree
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24%
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22%
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30%
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23%
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30%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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5%
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6%
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2%
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6%
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1%
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STATEMENT: I am confident that
the mayor's commission on race -- Cincinnati CAN -- will come up with ways to
improve race relations.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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12%
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12%
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11%
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12%
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7%
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Somewhat Agree
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36%
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37%
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35%
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37%
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33%
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Somewhat Disagree
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23%
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22%
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27%
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24%
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30%
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Strongly Disagree
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23%
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22%
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25%
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21%
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28%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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7%
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7%
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3%
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6%
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2%
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STATEMENT: Racial tensions remain high in Cincinnati and
there is still a threat of renewed violent unrest.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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39%
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40%
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39%
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39%
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42%
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Somewhat Agree
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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Somewhat Disagree
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13%
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12%
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12%
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13%
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13%
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Strongly Disagree
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5%
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6%
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7%
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6%
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4%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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3%
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2%
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3%
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3%
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1%
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STATEMENT: The shooting of Timothy Thomas and the subsequent
unrest has focused much needed attention on the issue of race relations and will
result in positive change.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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18%
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17%
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20%
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18%
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14%
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Somewhat Agree
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38%
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38%
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32%
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37%
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32%
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Somewhat Disagree
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22%
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22%
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27%
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22%
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31%
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Strongly Disagree
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16%
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16%
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18%
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16%
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22%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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7%
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7%
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3%
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8%
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1%
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STATEMENT: Since the recent unrest, I am less likely to go
downtown to have dinner, shop or for entertainment.
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Metro*
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Suburbs
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City
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Whites
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Blacks
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Strongly Agree
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29%
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30%
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18%
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30%
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18%
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Somewhat Agree
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22%
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23%
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17%
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23%
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14%
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Somewhat Disagree
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19%
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19%
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26%
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19%
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36%
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Strongly Disagree
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23%
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21%
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36%
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22%
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31%
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Don't know/Didn't answer
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6%
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6%
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3%
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6%
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1%
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* NOTE:
Cincinnati Metropolitan Area is defined as the City of Cincinnati, the Ohio Counties of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren, and the Kentucky Counties of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton.
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