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 Female respondents tended to be more understanding of the plight of Black boys, with an overwhelming majority who "Strongly Disagree" or "Disagree" with the statements, "Black males are less intelligent than white males" (72.50%), and "When they become adults, most Black males don’t amount to anything" (71.00%).

 A quarter of all White female respondents (24.99%), more than half of all Black female respondents (54.54%) and nearly 6 out of 10 Hispanic female respondents (57.90%) "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" with the statement: "Most Black children come from poor neighborhoods, live in the projects or the ghetto."

 The perspective that White male respondents had concerning Black boys was overwhelmingly negative, with complete unanimity (100.00%), in which they either "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" to the following statements: a.) "Black boys tend to be more violent than white boys and are always engaged in or instigating fights'; b.) "Blacks are inclined to criminal behavior"; and c.) "Black males are more likely to drop out of high school." Additionally, more than 8 out of 10 White male respondents "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" with the statement: "When they become adults, most Black males don’t amount to anything."