Striking findings from 2023
Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.
Americans now see reducing the budget deficit as a higher priority for the president and Congress to address than in recent years. But strengthening the economy continues to be the public’s top policy priority.
Around two-thirds of Black Democrats (66%) say that whether someone is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.
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.
Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
Overall, 30% of U.S. adults say descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should be repaid in some way. 68% say they should not be repaid.
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.
Black Americans support significant reforms to or complete overhauls of several U.S. institutions to ensure fair treatment. Yet even as they assess inequality and ideas about progress, many are pessimistic about whether society and institutions will change in ways that would reduce racism.
Those who experienced racial discrimination are more likely to say these institutions intentionally or negligently harm Black people.
Around a third of U.S. school districts mention the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in their mission statements. But these references are far more common in parts of the country won by Joe Biden in 2020 than in areas won by Donald Trump.
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