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 ±8 percentage points for suburban black responses; ±6 percentage points for city black responses; ±5 percentage points for suburban white responses, and ±7 percentage points for city white responses
Part 5: Neighborhoods
Census figures show Greater Cincinnati
is an area where blacks and whites tend to live in neighborhoods with people of
their own race. While some neighborhoods are racially mixed, many are not. I’d
like to get your opinion about racial diversity in your neighborhood. I’m going
to read several questions. The first is a YES or NO question.
QUESTION: Does a person or family of
another race live on your street?
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Yes
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83%
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42%
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79%
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92%
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No
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16%
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56%
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21%
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8%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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2%
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-
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-
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The rest are statements. Please 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 would welcome a person of
another race to move into my neighborhood.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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64%
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62%
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81%
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93%
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Somewhat agree
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29%
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31%
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15%
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4%
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Somewhat disagree
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5%
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4%
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4%
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3%
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Strongly disagree
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1%
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2%
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-
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1%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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1%
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-
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-
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STATEMENT: A person of another race would
find my neighborhood a friendly place to live.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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54%
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46%
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57%
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65%
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Somewhat agree
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32%
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40%
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32%
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23%
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Somewhat disagree
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10%
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8%
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9%
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12%
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Strongly disagree
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2%
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3%
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1%
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1%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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2%
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2%
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-
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-
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STATEMENT: The racial makeup of my
neighborhood was a factor in choosing where I live.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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18%
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12%
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11%
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14%
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Somewhat agree
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14%
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10%
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16%
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25%
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Somewhat disagree
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22%
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29%
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42%
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38%
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Strongly disagree
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44%
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46%
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31%
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20%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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2%
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3%
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-
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3%
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STATEMENT: Racial diversity makes a
neighborhood a better place to live.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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36%
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28%
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49%
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57%
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Somewhat agree
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34%
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32%
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38%
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34%
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Somewhat disagree
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17%
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22%
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6%
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4%
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Strongly disagree
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10%
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15%
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8%
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6%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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3%
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4%
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-
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-
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STATEMENT: When a neighborhood becomes
more racially diverse, tensions increase between people of different races in
the neighborhood.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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13%
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17%
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16%
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11%
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Somewhat agree
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25%
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25%
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15%
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11%
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Somewhat disagree
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36%
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31%
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31%
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45%
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Strongly disagree
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21%
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21%
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38%
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33%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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6%
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6%
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-
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1%
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STATEMENT: When a neighborhood becomes more racially diverse,
property values tend to go down.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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25%
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23%
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10%
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10%
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Somewhat agree
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32%
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28%
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13%
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17%
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Somewhat disagree
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22%
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27%
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44%
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44%
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Strongly disagree
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19%
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15%
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33%
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28%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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3%
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6%
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1%
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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.
