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Questions - Jackie Robinson and Race Relations - April 16-17, 2013

42% Rate Race Relations in U.S. as Good or Excellent
59% View Jackie Robinson Favorably
53% Say Pro Sports Have Helped Race Relations in U.S.
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 16-17, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Jackie Robinson?

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Branch Rickey?

3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Rosa Parks?

4* How would you rate race relations in America today - excellent, good, fair or poor?

5* Are race relations in America today getting better or worse?

6* In professional sports, are race relations better than in society as a whole, worse, or about the same?

7* Have professional athletics helped improve race relations in America?

8* In the U.S. military, are race relations better than in society as a whole, worse, or about the same?

9* In politics and government, are race relations better than in society as a whole, worse, or about the same?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence