Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The intersection of race with gender identity and sexuality presents a unique set of challenges for Black Americans. Although most Black adults say they experience discrimination because of their race (79%), many scholars and activists say the nature of discrimination changes when people have multiple identities. This compounded nature of inequality was termed “intersectionality” in […]
This Pew Research Center survey asked a nationally representative sample of Asian American adults about their experiences living in, and views of, the United States. Data Access & Use Pew Research Center is releasing two versions of the dataset – a public-use file (PUF) and restricted-use file (RUF) – based on a risk assessment that […]
During the national reckoning sparked by George Floyd’s murder in 2020, a significant share of Black Americans expected the increased focus on issues of racial inequality to lead to changes that would improve the lives of Black people. Roughly a year and a half later, nearly two-thirds (64%) of all Black adults, including those who […]