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Most Black Americans Believe U.S. Institutions Were Designed To Hold Black People Back
Most Black adults say discrimination makes them feel like the system was designed to keep them down
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- Most Black Americans Believe U.S. Institutions Were Designed To Hold Black People Back
- Majorities of Black adults say U.S. institutions were designed to hold Black people back
- Many Black Americans see ongoing and intentional bias in U.S. institutions
- The majority of Black adults say they have experienced racial discrimination
- Most Black adults say discrimination makes them feel like the system was designed to keep them down
- Three-quarters of Black adults say they must work more than everyone else to achieve success
- Black Democrats more likely than Republicans to say the criminal justice system holds Black people back
- Black adults and mistrust about policing
- About 3 in 4 Black adults say Black people are disproportionately jailed to make money for prisons
- Black women are more likely than Black men to say the U.S. political system holds Black people back
- About 8 in 10 Black adults say Black public officials are more often discredited than White officials
- Most Black adults believe Black politicians are being singled out and discredited more than White politicians
- Black college graduates are most likely to say the U.S. economic system holds Black people back
- Two-thirds of Black adults believe big businesses’ marketing practices target Black people today
- Black women are more likely than Black men to say the news media was designed to hold Black people back
- Black women are more likely than Black men to say the health care system holds Black people back
- Black adults and mistrust of medical research
- Many Black adults say medical researchers experiment on Black people without their knowledge or consent
- About 6 in 10 Black adults say the U.S. government intervenes in Black families and reproductive health
- Black Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say the government today encourages Black single motherhood
- Lower-income Black adults are most likely to say government promotes birth control to control U.S. Black population
- American Trends Panel recruitment surveys
- Invitation and reminder dates, ATP Wave 134
- American Trends Panel weighting dimensions
- Sample sizes and margins of error, ATP Wave 134
- Final dispositions, ATP Wave 134
- Cumulative response rate as of ATP Wave 134
- Demographic characteristics of focus group participants