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The connection between Anglo-Amer & Mexican-Amer ethnicity & att's toward hosp'ization is studied, with special consideration of the problems of attitude measurement & control of variables. Data from 58 cases (28 of whom were MexicanAmer) from a single U Med center hospital are used to test following hyp's: (1) Mexican-Amer patients hold more unfavorable att's toward hosp'ization than Anglo-Amer patients; (2) observed att'al diff's can be accounted for by diff's in educ. Results were inconclusive re hypothesis (1), but clearly supported hypothesis (2). It is suggested that, if there is a r between Mexican-Amer & Anglo-Amer ethnicity & att's toward hosp'ization, as reported in the literature, it may be a reflection of an underlying connection between those att's & diff's in mean/average educ'al levels of members of the 2 groups. More careful measurement & control of variables in res into cultural diff's in Med care is needed. M. Maxfield.

A secondary analysis of survey data was performed to determine selected att's of 3 ethnic groups--blacks, Mexican Amer's, & Anglos--in Houston, Tex. The primary question addressed was whether att's of the ethnic minorities were similar enough to warrant the expectation of pol'al cooperation in Tex pol. From an original sample of 1,441, interviewed in 1969-70, & stratified by sex, age, ethnicity & skill level, a subsample consisting of married M heads of household currently employed in nonfarm occup's (or wives of such) was selected (N=697). Admin'ed to the ethnic groups were (a) Bogardus-type SD scales, (b) questions regarding the minority groups' perception of their relative inequality in such areas as housing & Sch's, (c) questions about all 3 groups' opinions of the best means for the minorities to achieve equality, & (d) questions regarding the minorities' att's toward integration & civil rights. The finding, generally speaking, was that Mexican Amer's & blacks were (a) more tolerant of each other than were Anglos, (b) more likely to perceive barriers to minority opportunities, & (c) more favorable to measures for achieving equality. However, Mexican Amer responses were sometimes more similar to those of Anglos than to those of blacks, & some minority diff's were large. An att'al basis for minority cooperation seems to exist, esp when issues involving housing & econ gain become salient. Modified AA.

Examines the extent to whch intragroup variations contribute to the variations in attitudes toward immigration. Supports the hypothesis that respondents who are more 'Mexican' than others view immigration issues differently from those who are less 'Mexican'. Contact with undocumented persons has a significant impact on support for immigration policy. (Abstract amended)