Most White respondents refuse or fail to differentiate Blacks from Whites on survey measures

Evidence

At first blush they yield the expected results: in the 2000 NES, ingroup favoritism on the feeling thermometers (evaluating Whites more favorably than Blacks) was more common (37 percent) than is the reverse (10 percent), and the same was true on a composite stereotype index (59 percent vs. 8 percent). However, the number who failed to differentiate Whites and Blacks at all was almost as large as the number showing ingroup favoritism. On the thermometer scales, 53 percent of the Whites gave exactly the same response to both groups, as did an average of 50 percent on the stereotype scales. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2201 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: About half of White survey respondents fail to differentiate Blacks and Whites at all; About half of White respondents rate Blacks and Whites identically on prejudice measures — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2201; Most White respondents show no ingroup favoritism on blatant thermometer measures — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2201

Broader Connections

• About half of White survey respondents fail to differentiate Blacks and Whites at all #corroborates (0.96)
• About half of White respondents rate Blacks and Whites identically on prejudice measures #corroborates (0.95) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2201