Items:

1.White people in the U.S. have certain advantages because of the color of their skin.
2.Race is very important in determining who is successful and who is not.
3.Race plays an important role in who gets sent to prison.
4.Race plays a major role in the type of social services (such as type of health care or day care) that people receive in the U.S.
5.Racial and ethnic minorities do not have the same opportunities as white people in the U.S.
6.Everyone who works hard, no matter what race they are, has an equal chance to become rich.
7.White people are more to blame for racial discrimination than racial and ethnic minorities.
8.Social policies, such as affirmative action, discriminate unfairly against white people.
9.White people in the U.S. are discriminated against because of the color of their skin.
10.English should be the only official language in the U.S.
11.Due to racial discrimination, programs such as affirmative action are necessary to help create equality.
12.Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. have certain advantages because of the color of their skin.
13.It is important that people begin to think of themselves as American and not African American, Mexican American or Italian American.
14.Immigrants should try to fit into the culture and values of the U.S.
15.Racial problems in the U.S. are rare, isolated situations.
16.Talking about racial issues causes unnecessary tension.
17.Racism is a major problem in the U.S.
18.It is important for public schools to teach about the history and contributions of racial and ethnic minorities.
19.It is important for political leaders to talk about racism to help work through or solve society’s problems.
20.Racism may have been a problem in the past, it is not an important problem today.

Response Options: 6-point Likert-type scale (Strongly disagree to Strongly agree).