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To test theoretical explanations of racial differences in environmental political action, positing that blacks are less concerned than whites about environmental quality issues, data drawn from a 1980 US Dept of Agriculture field survey, involving face-to-face interviews with 559 blacks & 6,035 whites, were analyzed. Results revealed that degree of environmental concern among blacks vs whites was virtually identical. However, rates of participation in environmental activism were significantly lower for blacks, even after controlling for socioeconomic & other variables. Reasons why black concern has not translated into political action are examined. 4 Tables, 1 Figure, 44 References. Adapted from the source document.

Extent of Black and White differences in concern for environmental quality; US. Impact on environmental participation.

An examination of an independent national survey did not find black people to be less concerned about the quality of the environment than Whites; their concern was found to be almost identical. Yet rates of environmental participation were found to be significantly lower for Blacks, even after controlling for SES and other variables. (Abstract amended)

"Environmentalism in Latin America" published on by Oxford University Press.

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