An attempt was made to quantify racism (an admittedly hard thing to do), this time by media market area.

Assuming the data and map presented is correct, the area considered 0.5SD or higher above the mean stretches from New York State, across Ohio, Mich., Penna., and down into Kentucky. Other areas include a swath going north from Louisiana, and a string of areas from Tennessee to the Gulf Shores.

Turns out my area (western Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado, &c) scored 0.5SD lower than the mean.

I have no idea whether this is any more accurate than previous attempts to quantify racist attitudes, but I thought it interesting.

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