Entry:
Aguirre, Adalberto Jr. and Baker, David V., Race, Racism and the Death Penalty in the United States. Berrien Spring, MI: Vande Vere Publishing, 1991.
Abstract:
Both currently and historically, Blacks have been considerably more likely to receive the death penalty than Whites. Blacks have fewer opportunities for appeals and are more likely to be executed for the rape than are whites. This pattern is a manifestation of the underlying racial oppression of Blacks by Whites.
GSS Years:1972-1985
Other Data Sets:
Gallup 1985, 1991; NORC 1942-1963; Harris 1963-1978
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| RACMAR |
FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE |
| RACDIN |
OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER |
| RACPUSH |
BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH |
| RACOPEN |
VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW |
| RACSCHOL |
SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL |
| RACLIVE |
ANY OPP. RACE IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| RACHOME |
OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER RECENTLY |
| RACCHURH |
ATTEND CHURCH WITH OTHER RACE |
| SPKRAC |
ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK |
| LIBRAC |
ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| FEAR |
AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD |