National Survey of Black Americans, Waves 1-4, 1979-1980, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1992

The purpose of this data collection was to provide an
appropriate theoretical and empirical approach to concepts, measures,
and methods in the study of Black Americans. Developed with input from
social scientists, students, and a national advisory panel of Black
scholars, the survey investigates neighborhood-community integration,
services, crime and community contact, the role of religion and the
church, physical and mental health, self-esteem, life satisfaction,
employment, the effects of chronic unemployment, the effects of race
on the job, interaction with family and friends, racial attitudes,
race identity, group stereotypes, and race ideology. Demographic
variables include education, marital status, income, employment
status, occupation, and political behavior and affiliation.