The Source for Crime and Justice Data

National Survey of Black Americans, 1979-1980

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Principal Investigator(s): Jackson, James S.; Gurin, Gerald

Summary: The purpose of this data collection is to provide an appropriate theoretical and empirical approach to concepts, measures, and methods in the study of Black Americans. The questionnaire was developed over two years, with input from social scientists, students, and a national advisory panel of Black scholars. The final instrument encompasses several broad areas related to Black American life. The study explores neighborhood-community integration, services, crime and community contact, the ... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08512.v1

Access Notes

  • These data are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions. You will be asked to log in prior to downloading the data.

  • This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), the aging program within ICPSR. NACDA is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).

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