Black workers’ views and experiences in the U.S. labor force stand out in key ways
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
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Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in U.S. laws is the bigger problem for Black people, while 43% cite racism by individuals.
88% of Americans say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use. Just 11% say the drug should not be legal in any form.
Today, there are more than 18 million living veterans in the United States, representing about 6% of the country’s adult population.
Six-in-ten U.S. adults say gun violence is a very big problem in the country today, up 9 percentage points from spring 2022.
In 2018-19, 79% of White elementary and secondary public school students went to schools where at least half of their peers were also White.
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Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
As Election Day approaches, here’s a look at voters’ issue priorities, based mainly on a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 10-16.
49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.
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