| Table 28
Published: August 03, 1999
Last Updated: January 03, 2000
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| Table
28 |
| PERCEIVED BIAS IN COVERAGE (detail) |
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| Groups that get
a special break [don't get a fair shake] and get overly favorable [unfavorable]
coverage in the media (unaided responses) |
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Total Public
|
| Base: Adults that could
name a group(s) |
50% |
45% |
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Overly
Favorable |
Overly
Unfavorable |
| Ethnic/racial
groups |
16% |
30% |
| African-Americans |
5 |
9 |
| Hispanics/Latino
Americans |
3 |
7 |
| Native
Americans |
2 |
5 |
| Asian
Americans |
2 |
5 |
| Other
(minorities, immigrant groups, women, men, whites) |
4 |
4 |
| Political
Groups |
21% |
14% |
| Conservatives |
3 |
7 |
| Liberals |
9 |
2 |
| Republicans |
1 |
2 |
| Democrats |
3 |
1 |
| Special
interest groups |
2 |
1 |
| Other
(political parties, state/local/fed government) |
3 |
1 |
| Age/Occupation
cohorts |
8% |
12% |
| Gays/lesbians |
2 |
1 |
| Labor
unions/union members |
2 |
1 |
| Police/firefighters |
1 |
2 |
| Young
people |
0 |
3 |
| Other
(lawyers, government workers, working women, seniors, housewives) |
3 |
5 |
| Powerful Individuals or
Groups |
44% |
10% |
| Elected officials |
18 |
5 |
| Powerful and or wealthy people |
15 |
2 |
| Big business |
5 |
1 |
| Celebrities/famous athletes/entertainment
industry (O.J.) |
4 |
0 |
| President/Clinton Administration
specifically |
2 |
2 |
| Organizations |
7% |
15% |
| Religious groups (e.g.: born-again
Christians, Jews, churches) |
4 |
10 |
| Popular organizations (e.g.:
schools, volunteers, non-profits, NAACP) |
2 |
3 |
| Unpopular organizations (e.g.:
NRA, abortion rights, militia) |
1 |
2 |
| Downtrodden |
2 |
9 |
| Poor people/people on welfare |
1 |
8 |
| Other (the homeless, criminals,
disabled, uneducated, victims) |
1 |
1 |
| Average Americans |
0% |
9% |
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