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.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
Just 20% of the public views the coronavirus as a major threat to the health of the U.S. population and only 10% are very concerned about getting a serious case themselves. In addition, a relatively small share of U.S. adults (28%) say they’ve received an updated COVID-19 vaccine since last fall.
Several climate policies receive bipartisan support, despite Republicans and Democrats differing on the overall approach.
Seven-in-ten Hispanic Americans say they’ve seen a doctor or other health care provider in the past year, compared with 82% among Americans overall.
Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
Still about two-in-ten U.S. adults are “pretty certain” they won’t get the vaccine – even when there’s more information.
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