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data essayMar 27, 2024

The Hardships and Dreams of Asian Americans Living in Poverty

About one-in-ten Asian Americans live in poverty. Pew Research Center conducted 18 focus groups in 12 languages to explore their stories and experiences.
reportJun 15, 2024

4. Black Americans’ mistrust of the U.S. economic system and big businesses

Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study. Changes to this version include: an […]
reportMar 13, 2024

3. Economic and policy changes

Majorities in most of the 24 countries surveyed say the economy in their country is in bad shape. In some places, these concerns color how people think democracy in their country could work better: by focusing on economic conditions and jobs. Economic reform, including issues like taxation, jobs, inflation and wealth inequality, ranks in the […]
reportDec 4, 2023

1. Wealth gaps within racial and ethnic groups

In this chapter, we focus on the differences in wealth between richer and poorer members of each racial and ethnic group we studied. Our key findings are: The range of wealth within racial and ethnic groups The wealth divide across poorer and richer households in the United States varies from one racial and ethnic group […]
reportMay 8, 2023

Diverse Cultures and Shared Experiences Shape Asian American Identities

Among Asian Adults living in the U.S., 52% say they most often describe themselves using ethnic labels that reflect their heritage and family roots, either alone or together with “American.” About six-in-ten (59%) say that what happens to Asians in the U.S. affects their own lives.
short readsFeb 23, 2022

Most Black Americans say they can meet basic needs financially, but many still experience economic insecurity

Fewer than half of Black adults say they have a three-month emergency fund, and some have taken multiple jobs to make ends meet.
short readsSep 7, 2021

Despite the pandemic, wage growth held firm for most U.S. workers, with little effect on inequality

Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
reportFeb 22, 2024

Race and LGBTQ Issues in K-12 Schools

We asked public K-12 teachers, teens and U.S. adults how they see topics related to race and LGBTQ issues playing out in the classroom.
decodedJul 23, 2021

‘What’s the difference between income and wealth?’ and other common questions about economic concepts

Economic concepts aren’t always as understandable to the rest of us as they are to economists, and the jargon can be difficult to parse.
reportSep 26, 2023

Black Americans’ Experiences With News

Black Americans see a range of problems with how Black people are covered in the news. Almost two-thirds of Black adults (63%) say news about Black people is often more negative than news about other racial and ethnic groups. And while few are optimistic that will change in the foreseeable future, many see ways in which that coverage could be improved.

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The Hardships and Dreams of Asian Americans Living in Poverty

4. Black Americans’ mistrust of the U.S. economic system and big businesses

3. Economic and policy changes

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Diverse Cultures and Shared Experiences Shape Asian American Identities

Most Black Americans say they can meet basic needs financially, but many still experience economic insecurity

‘What’s the difference between income and wealth?’ and other common questions about economic concepts

Black Americans’ Experiences With News

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