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Attitudes towards the portrayal of minority groups in classic James Bond movies in the United States as of March 2019, by level of education

Characteristic	High school graduate	Some college, 2-year	College, 4-year	Postgraduate
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March 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 4 to 5, 2019

Number of respondents

1,220*

Age group

18 years and older

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among respondents who have seen any James Bond movies

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*High school graduates n=493; Some college education n=378; Full college education n=221; Postgraduates n=128.
The question was phrased by the source as follows: 'Thinking about the classic James Bond movies from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s…how offensive, if at all, do you think the classic James Bond movies were when it came to portraying each of the following groups? Please select one option on each row.'

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The statistic shows the attitudes towards the portrayal of minority groups in classic James Bond movies in the United States as of March 2019, broken down by level of education. Interestingly, just ** percent of respondents who had graduated from high school but who had not pursued further education said that they found the treatment of minority groups in classic James Bond films very or somewhat offensive, however among postgraduates this figure grew to ** percent. James Bond movies from the , *** and *** are often considered notorious for their poor treatment of women and minority ethnic groups, and the topic is often explored by academics and critics.