BLACK-WHITE DIFFERENCES IN JOB PREFERENCES - 16 YEARS LATER

Replication of analysis of nationally representative data from 1973-1974 showed that 16 years later there have been no significant changes in the pattern of differences between what black and white male employees (ns = 1500) sav they want most in a job. In comparison to white employees, black men continued to be more likely to prefer high income and less likely to prefer meaningful work that gives a feeling of accomplishment. This result suggests that the many considerable government efforts in recent decades to affect the economic status of blacks have had little influence on this dimension of their work attitudes.