Intergration in Oak Park

OP/RF Class of 1953 Attitudes Towardte Intregration of Oak Park

Question - When we were in high school, Oak Park/River Forest was fairly homogenous. Today over 30 percent of the residents are African-American and Hispanic. How do you feel about the change in population and is it good for the community.

	Frequency	Percentage
strongly approve	58	26
mildly approve	63	28
no opinion	62	28
mildly disapprove	21	9
strong disapprove	13	6

good For the community	129	58
bad for the community	43	19
no opinion	43	19

Do you approve of the ethnic diversification of oak park

Cross Tabulated with Current Residence

	OP/RF	Chicago Area	Midwest	South	Northeast	Southeast	Southwest	Northwest	West

Approve	62	45	62	50	60	62	61	62	59
Don't Approve	1	21	15	25	7	15	0	38	7
No Opinion	23	34	23	25	33	23	31	0	33

Cross-Tabulated with Education Level

	High School	College	Graduate School

Approve	20	57	60
Disapprove	60	14	10
No Opinion	20	29	29

Cross-Tabulated with Income

	$50,000 or below	$50,000 to $100,000	Above $100,000

Approve	58	53	54
Disapprove	19	11	17
No Opinion	24	36	29

Cross-Tabulated with Marital Status

	Married	Divorced	Single

Approved	56	52	53
Disapprove	14	17	24
No Opinion	29	32	23

Cross-Tabulated with Work Status

	Working	Retired

Approve	50	61
Disapprove	19	11
No Opinion	30	28

Cross-Tabulated with sex of respondent

	Male	Female

Approve	44	66
Disapprove	24	9
No Opinion	32	25

Cross-Tabulated with Years Lived in Oak Park

	0-5	5-10	10-20	20-30	more than 30

Approve	68	50	50	67	50
Disapprove	10	28	36	17	21
No Opinion	32	22	14	17	29

Is ethnic diversity good for the community?