Diversity and Division in Advanced Economies

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Diversity and Division in Advanced Economies

Increasing shares see diversity positively

Perceptions of conflict between groups much higher in South Korea and U.S., especially between those who support different political parties

Around half or more in several publics say people do not agree on basic facts

Views of COVID-19’s effect on unity factor into views of political conflict

Perceived strength of societal conflicts varies widely

Democrats more likely to see most societal conflicts, though both parties see partisan ones

Political divisions in France regarding strength of conflicts

Few in Singapore say there are conflicts, though perceptions differ by ethnic and religious identity

Younger people more likely to see benefits of diversity

Many believe their society to be better off with people of many backgrounds

Larger shares see benefits of diversity in 2021 than in 2017

Right-wing populist party supporters less likely to say a diverse society is a better place to live

Discrimination based on race and ethnicity considered to be a problem

Younger people more likely to think racial or ethnic discrimination is a very serious problem

Ideological left more concerned about racial and ethnic discrimination

Those in U.S., South Korea and France see more conflict in their societies

Americans and Koreans see strong tensions between political parties

Younger Europeans see more conflict between political party supporters

Public views of political conflict generally align with expert ratings of polarization

Sizable shares in U.S., France and Italy see very strong ethnic conflicts

Many do not see strong religious tensions in their society

Most do not see conflicts between those who live in urban vs. rural areas

Views vary internationally regarding whether people agree on basic facts

Population distribution by type of region

Political polarization index scores

Share of lower chamber seats by party

Estimated religious composition, 2020

Ethnic and racial composition of the 17 advanced economies surveyed

Appendix: Political categorization

European populist party classifications

American Trends Panel recruitment surveys

Invitation and reminder dates

Weighting dimensions

Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling

Final dispositions

Cumulative response rate

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