METHODOLOGY. The survey was designed and the questionnaire developed at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The overall study design consisted of a national sample of 850 African-American adults. The survey results are based upon (random digit dialing) telephone interviews with 850 black adults that were conducted between October 28, 2005 and November 18, 2005. The field work was done by Research America of Philadelphia, PA. Randomized procedures were used to select respondents within each household reached by telephone, and after the initial call, there were at least eight call-backs if no interview was completed.