ISSUE GUIDES: Race
PUBLIC VIEW: PEOPLE’S CHIEF CONCERNS
- The number of citizens who are optimistic about race relations has fluctuated
- Whites are more likely than blacks to say race relations are good, but a majority of Americans say relations will eventually...
- Majorities say there is at least some discrimination against blacks and Hispanic-Americans
- Roughly half of blacks and six in ten of Hispanics say they have not been discriminated against
- Almost six in 10 Americans say blacks are treated with greater respect than in the past and many say the treatment...
- Blacks are much less likely to say blacks and whites are treated equally
- Hispanics are more likely than blacks and whites to say discrimination against Hispanics is a "major problem" in schools...
- More than half of whites say minorities have the same job opportunities as whites, but most blacks and Hispanics disagree
- Blacks are more likely to say they have been treated like potential shoplifters
- Majorities says using race, religion, or ethnicity to determine who is a suspected terrorist "goes too far"
- Half of Americans say there is no excuse for the racial profiling of African Americans, but two-thirds say greater scrutiny...
- Half of Americans say their trust in Arab Americans has not changed since September 11th, but few say they understand the...
- Majorities say they would vote for a qualified African American for president
- Most blacks reject the view that the Constitution is a fundamentally flawed or racist document
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