Table 4 Beliefs concerning race and ethnicity and American society
Statement | 2022 Respondents (n= 12,947) | 2023 Respondents (n=9385) | 2024 Respondents (n=8896) | Mean Difference, * 2022-2023 | Mean Difference, * 2023-2024 | |||||
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Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) Mean score (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) Mean score (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) Mean score (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) Mean score (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) Mean score (95% CI) | |
White people benefit from advantages in society that Black people do not have. | ||||||||||
Do not agree (1) | 4654 | 31.6 (30.6, 32.6) | 3471 | 31.7 (30.5, 32.9) | 3425 | 34.9 (33.5, 36.2) | 9385 | 0.2 (− 0.9, 1.3) | 8185 | 2.9 (1.7, 4.1) |
Somewhat agree (2) | 3665 | 27.8 (26.8, 28.8) | 2828 | 29.9 (28.7, 31.2) | 2712 | 29.1 (27.9, 30.4) | 9385 | 2.5 (1.0, 3.9) | 8185 | − 0.9 (− 2.4, 0.7) |
Strongly or very strongly agree (3) | 4508 | 39.3 (38.2, 40.4) | 2925 | 35.6 (34.2, 36.9) | 2634 | 33.8 (32.5, 35.2) | 9385 | − 3.9 (− 5.1, − 2.8) | 8185 | − 1.6 (− 2.9, − 0.3) |
Non-response | 120 | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 161 | 2.8 (2.2, 3.3) | 125 | 2.2 (1.7, 2.7) | 9385 | 1.2 (0.7, 1.7) | 8185 | − 0.4 (− 1.0, 0.1) |
Item score† | 12,827 | 2.08 (2.06, 2.10) | 9224 | 2.04 (2.02, 2.06) | 8771 | 1.99 (1.97, 2.01) | 9181 | − 0.042 (− 0.060, − 0.025) | 7997 | − 0.043 (− 0.062, − 0.024) |
Discrimination against whites is as big a problem as discrimination against Blacks and other minorities. | ||||||||||
Do not agree (1) | 6007 | 49.5 (48.4, 50.6) | 4126 | 48.1 (46.7, 49.5) | 3969 | 48.2 (46.8, 49.6) | 9385 | − 2.2 (− 3.4, − 0.9) | 8185 | 0.3 (− 1.0, 1.6) |
Somewhat agree (2) | 3071 | 22.6 (21.7, 23.6) | 2444 | 24.7 (23.6, 25.9) | 2385 | 24.9 (23.8, 26.2) | 9385 | 2.1 (0.7, 3.5) | 8185 | 0.2 (− 1.3, 1.7) |
Strongly or very strongly agree (3) | 3759 | 26.6 (25.6, 27.6) | 2682 | 24.9 (23.7, 26.0) | 2415 | 24.7 (23.6, 26.0) | 9385 | − 0.9 (− 2.1, 0.3) | 8185 | − 0.4 (− 1.7, 0.8) |
Non-response | 110 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | 133 | 2.3 (1.8, 2.8) | 127 | 2.1 (1.7, 2.6) | 9385 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.4) | 8185 | 0.0 (− 0.5, 0.5) |
Item score† | 12,837 | 1.77 (1.75, 1.79) | 9252 | 1.76 (1.74, 1.78) | 8769 | 1.76 (1.74, 1.78) | 9210 | 0.009 (− 0.011, 0.028) | 8014 | − 0.006 (− 0.026, 0.015) |
Having more Black Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans is good for the country. | ||||||||||
Do not agree (1) | 2774 | 18.5 (17.6, 19.3) | 2323 | 20.7 (19.7, 21.8) | 2168 | 21.3 (20.2, 22.4) | 9385 | 2.9 (1.7, 4.0) | 8185 | − 0.6 (− 2.0, 0.9) |
Somewhat agree (2) | 4595 | 34.3 (33.2, 35.3) | 3429 | 35.7 (34.4, 37.1) | 3255 | 34.7 (33.4, 36.0) | 9385 | 0.7 (− 0.9, 2.2) | 8185 | − 1.0 (− 2.4, 0.5) |
Strongly or very strongly agree (3) | 5320 | 45.1 (44.0, 46.2) | 3338 | 39.6 (38.2, 40.9) | 3204 | 40.1 (38.7, 41.5) | 9385 | − 5.0 (− 6.4, − 3.7) | 8185 | 1.7 (0.6, 2.8) |
Non-response | 258 | 2.2 (1.9, 2.6) | 295 | 4.0 (3.4, 4.5) | 269 | 3.9 (3.3, 4.5) | 9385 | 1.5 (0.9, 2.1) | 8185 | − 0.2 (− 0.8, 0.4) |
Item score† | 12,689 | 2.27 (2.26, 2.29) | 9090 | 2.20 (2.18, 2.22) | 8627 | 2.20 (2.17, 2.22) | 8979 | − 0.079 (− 0.099, − 0.059) | 7934 | 0.028 (0.007, 0.049) |
In America, native-born white people are being replaced by immigrants. | ||||||||||
Do not agree (1) | 7136 | 57.9 (56.8, 59.0) | 5301 | 58.5 (57.1, 59.8) | 4895 | 57.9 (56.5, 59.3) | 9385 | 0.4 (− 1.1, 1.9) | 8185 | 0.4 (− 0.8, 1.6) |
Somewhat agree (2) | 3483 | 25.0 (24.1, 26.0) | 2099 | 21.7 (20.6, 22.9) | 1941 | 20.8 (19.7, 22.0) | 9385 | − 3.0 (− 4.5, -1.5) | 8185 | − 1.6 (− 3.2, 0.1) |
Strongly or very strongly agree (3) | 2190 | 15.7 (14.9, 16.5) | 1783 | 16.4 (15.5, 17.4) | 1888 | 18.4 (17.4, 19.5) | 9385 | 0.8 (− 0.3, 2.0) | 8185 | 1.0 (− 0.5, 2.4) |
Non-response | 138 | 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) | 202 | 3.4 (2.8, 3.9) | 172 | 2.9 (2.4, 3.5) | 9385 | 1.8 (1.2, 2.3) | 8185 | 0.2 (− 0.4, 0.9) |
Item score† | 12,809 | 1.57 (1.55, 1.59) | 9183 | 1.57 (1.54, 1.59) | 8724 | 1.59 (1.57, 1.62) | 9121 | − 0.007 (− 0.029, 0.016) | 7806 | 0.010 (− 0.011, 0.031) |