Lesson 3: Getting Out of the Box
Handout 5

The National Hate Test Answer Key

Question Answer Response
How important is it to you that your children have friends of other races? Extremely important 17.5%
  Very important 19.3%
  Somewhat important 23.2%
  Not very important 11.3%
  Not important at all 15.2%
  Not sure 13.4%
How much would allowing a child of yours to play with another child who is HIV Positive bother you? Wouldn’t bother you at all 24.7%
  Bother you somewhat 41.6%
  Bother you a lot 8.6%
  Would not allow your child to play with another child who is HIV positive 7.5%
  Not sure 17.5%
How comfortable would you feel working with someone if you knew that person was gay? Very comfortable 40.6%
  Fairly comfortable 22.5%
  Somewhat comfortable 8.9%
  Not very comfortable 6.6%
  Not at all comfortable 9.4%
  Not sure 11.9%
If you found out that a teacher in your child's school was openly gay, would you want your child taught by someone else? Yes 23.6%
  No 52.5%
  Not sure 23.7%
How comfortable would you feel having a woman as your immediate boss? Comfortable 79.6%
  Have reservations 5.1%
  Not comfortable 1.6%
  Never feel comfortable 1.3%
  Not sure 12.2%
How comfortable would you feel dating someone who is in a wheelchair? Comfortable 35.8%
  Have reservations 24.3%
  Not comfortable 10.9%
  Not sure 6.1%
How comfortable would you feel with having an immediate family member marry someone who is of another race? Comfortable 61.0%
  Have reservations 13.4%
  Not comfortable 5.4%
  Never feel comfortable 6.2%
  Not sure 13.9%
How comfortable would you feel with walking on the same side of the street as a group of teenagers? Comfortable 67.1%
  Have reservations 15.5%
  Not comfortable 3.5%
  Never feel comfortable 1.5%
  Not sure 12.1%
Who could do a better job caring for a toddler: a male baby-sitter or a female baby-sitter? Male baby-sitter 1.4%
  Female baby-sitter 20.4%
  Both the same 33.0%
  Depends 32.5%
  Not sure 12.5%
How comfortable would you feel talking to someone who is obviously physically disabled? Very comfortable 41.7%
  Fairly comfortable 32.5%
  Somewhat comfortable 8.2%
  Not very comfortable 2.8%
  Not at all comfortable 2.4%
  Not sure 12.3%
Is learning a new job something younger people do better, or is it something older people do better? Something younger people to better 20.9%
  Something older people do better 7.8%
  They do about the same 48.6%
  Not sure 22.5%
How comfortable would you feel examined by a physician of another race? Very comfortable 54.7%
  Fairly comfortable 19.9%
  Somewhat comfortable 5.1%
  Not very comfortable 3.1%
  Not at all comfortable 3.1%
  Not sure 13.9%
How comfortable would you feel having a next-door neighbor who is of another race? Very comfortable 68.4%
  Fairly comfortable 12.8%
  Somewhat comfortable 3.4%
  Not very comfortable 1.5%
  Not at all comfortable 2.0%
  Not sure 11.8%
If your spouse or partner had been 30 pounds heavier when you first met them, would you have been as attracted to them as you actually were at that time? Just as attracted to them 37.4%
  Slightly less attracted to them 22.2%
  A good deal less attracted to them 9.2%
  A great deal less attracted to them 7.3%
  Not sure 23.7%
How likely are you to confront a person who has made a slur against another religion? Extremely likely to confront that person 16.8%
  Very likely to confront that person 19.3%
  Somewhat likely to confront that person 22.0%
  Not very likely to confront that person 15.0%
  Not at all likely to confront that person 9.0%
  Not sure 17.8%

The National Hate Test Special

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