5 facts about Black Americans and health care
More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
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More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.
47% of U.S. adults say tensions between China and Taiwan are a very serious problem for the U.S., up 19 points since February 2021.
Here’s what Americans said they learned about the development of vaccines and medical treatments and their advice for handling a future outbreak.
A majority of teens say a welcoming, safe online environment is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online.
32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.
Americans and Israelis now see one another’s leaders more negatively than in the recent past, and other key views have shifted as well.
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.
In 2021, there were 2,590 gun deaths among U.S. children and teens under the age of 18, up from 1,732 in 2019.
House Republicans held the fifth-smallest majority in U.S. history at the start of the current congress, tied with the 107th and 83rd Congresses.
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