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5/20/02: Racial Privacy Initiative

Discussion: The complete question:

"An initiative has been proposed that would prohibit state and local governments from using race, ethnicity, color, or national origin to classify current or prospective students, contractors, or employees in public education, contracting and employment operations. Exemptions include law enforcement description,prisoner and undercover assignments, and actions taken to maintain federal funding. Potential savings to the state range from several million to 10 million dollars per year. If the election were being held today and this initiative were on the ballot, would you vote yes or no?"

Question: If these respondents were so opposed to state and local governemnt asking questions about race and ethnicity, why did they answer the pollsters' question about race and ethnicty?

Source: The Field Poll, (May 1, 2002) (pdf file)