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A comment on an article by Jack Citrin, Donald Philip Green, & David O. Sears, "White Reactions to Black Candidates: When Does Race Matter?" (see SA 38:5/90X0139) points out several errors in statistical conclusions. In Reply, Citrin, Green, & Sears agree that typographical errors resulted in inconsistencies between text & tables. L. Baker

Reported increases in nonresponse rates to sample surveys have not been systematically documented to date. Data from the National Election Studies & the Surveys of Consumer Attitudes, two well-known continuing studies conducted by the Survey Research Center at the U of Michigan, permit the assessment of long-term trends for the two major components of nonresponse, refusals & other noninterviews, by Ur subgroups using time-series regression techniques. The analyses clearly demonstrate that there have been substantial increases in total nonresponse due predominantly to increases in the percentages of Rs who refuse to be interviewed, & that these trends are related to the level of urbanization. 4 Tables, 7 Figures. AA.

Finds the level of support for affirmative action in employment expressed by Blacks and Whites in public opinion polls relatively unchanged since 1963; US. Suggests that the results may be due partly to survey design.