{"id":39172,"date":"2020-10-06T13:52:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T18:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:24:36","slug":"amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid National Reckoning, Americans Divided on Whether Increased Focus on Race Will Lead to Major Policy Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=260,146 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=740,416 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=1128,634 1128w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=690,388 690w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=268,151 268w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=536,302 536w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=194,110 194w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=148,84 148w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/ST_20.10.01_Race_Featured-image.jpg?resize=296,168 296w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of Black Lives Matters are joined by hundreds of others during an evening protest. (Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand Americans\u2019 outlook on racial equality amid increased attention to this issue following George Floyd\u2019s death and explore whether attitudes have changed since 2019. For this analysis, we surveyed 10,093 U.S. adults from Sept. 8 to 13, 2020. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/PSDT_10.06.20_race.topline.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with responses, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/methodology-39\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"terminology\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;terminology&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>Terminology<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">References to White, Black and Asian adults include only those who are not Hispanic and identify as only one race. Hispanics are of any race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All references to party affiliation include those who lean toward that party. Republicans include those who identify as Republicans and independents who say they lean toward the Republican Party. Democrats include those who identify as Democrats and independents who say they lean toward the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">References to college graduates or people with a college degree comprise those with a bachelor\u2019s degree or more. \u201cSome college\u201d includes those with an associate degree and those who attended college but did not obtain a degree.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-0-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2e5e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2e5e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"568\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?w=310\" alt=\"Americans have mixed views of the long-term effects of increased focus on racial inequality\" class=\"wp-image-47989 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png 624w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=164,300 164w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=559,1024 559w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=221,405 221w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=200,367 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=260,477 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=310,568 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=420,770 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=160,293 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-0.png?resize=320,587 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A series of high-profile incidents of police violence against Black Americans in recent months, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/09\/us\/george-floyd-protests-different-why\/index.html\">killing of George Floyd<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/jacob-blake-shooting-kenosha.html\">shooting of Jacob Blake<\/a>, have sparked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/9\/1\/21409369\/protests-kenosha-nationwide-jacob-blake-shooting\">nationwide protests<\/a>, renewed calls for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/03\/us\/confederate-statues-george-floyd.html\">removal of Confederate symbols<\/a> and produced public condemnations of systemic racism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2020\/09\/15\/racism-public-health-crisis\/\">lawmakers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/31\/business\/media\/companies-marketing-black-lives-matter-george-floyd.html\">corporations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2020\/08\/27\/sports-protests\/\">sports leagues<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5851855\/systemic-racism-america\/\">others<\/a>. Yet many Americans are skeptical that this moment of racial reckoning will lead to major changes in the United States, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public is about evenly split on whether the increased focus on issues of race and racial inequality in the country in the past three months will lead to major policy changes to address racial inequality (48% say it will and 51% say it will not). A sizable share (46%) say this will not lead to changes that will improve the lives of Black people. And while a majority say the heightened attention to racial issues represents a change in the way most Americans think about these issues, just 34% say this represents a <em>major<\/em> change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-1-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d9e2e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d9e2e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"517\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?w=614\" alt=\"Most Black adults say they\u2019ve taken steps to educate themselves on history of racial inequality and to support minority-owned businesses\" class=\"wp-image-48094 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png 622w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=180,300 180w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=614,1024 614w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=243,405 243w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=200,334 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=260,434 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=310,517 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=420,701 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=160,267 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-1.png?resize=320,534 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The events of the past several months have galvanized Black Americans more so than other racial and ethnic groups. A majority of Black adults (64%) say they have been paying a lot of attention to issues of race and racial inequality in the past three months, and 59% say they have been paying <em>more<\/em> attention to these issues than they did before. In contrast, about four-in-ten White, Hispanic and Asian adults say they have been paying a lot of attention to issues of race and racial inequality. Black Americans are also more likely than White, Hispanic and Asian Americans to say they\u2019ve taken steps to educate themselves about the history of racial inequality in the country and that they\u2019ve made efforts to support minority-owned businesses in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-2-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e8e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e8e6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"632\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?w=502\" alt=\"Growing share of Black and Hispanic adults say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality\" class=\"wp-image-48089 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=147,300 147w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=502,1024 502w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=199,405 199w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=200,408 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=260,530 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=310,632 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=420,856 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=157,320 157w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-2.png?resize=314,640 314w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views of the country\u2019s progress on racial equality have become more negative in the past year, particularly among Black and Hispanic adults and Democrats across racial and ethnic groups. Overall, 49% of U.S. adults now say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2019\/04\/09\/race-in-america-2019\/\">up from 45% in early 2019<\/a>. Among Black Americans, an even larger share say this is the case today than did so in 2019 (86% vs. 78%). And while a majority of Hispanics (57%) now say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough in this regard, 48% said the same last year. Meanwhile, the views of White Americans are virtually unchanged.[1. In 2019, this question was only asked of a random half of the sample. Because of the relatively small size of the Asian American sample and a reduction in precision due to weighting, 2019 results for Asian adults are not shown separately for this question.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats and Democratic leaners, 78% say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people, up from 66% in 2019. In contrast, just 17% of Republicans and those who lean to the GOP say this, similar to the share that did so last year (18%). The shares saying the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough are up by 8 percentage points among Black Democrats, 12 points among White Democrats and 13 points among Hispanic Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In general, the partisan gaps on issues related to race remain wide and persistent, even after taking into account the racial composition of the parties. Whether looking at the treatment of Black adults relative to White adults, the amount of attention paid to racial issues in this country or the importance of this moment, White Democrats and Republicans have vastly different views.[2. Because White and non-White adults often have widely different views of racial issues, and non-White adults disproportionately identify with or lean to the Democratic Party, gaps between Republicans and Democrats are often shown among White adults in this report in order to account for differences in the racial composition of the two parties. It\u2019s important to note that those whose race or ethnicity is something other than White do not make up one homogeneous group but differ from each other on a wide range of issues.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-3-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d5dcda\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d5dcda;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"525\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?w=819\" alt=\"Among those who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality, no clear consensus on most effective measures to take\" class=\"wp-image-48077 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png 838w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=324,405 324w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=200,250 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=260,325 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=310,388 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=420,525 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=640,800 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=740,925 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=160,200 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-3.png?resize=320,400 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s no clear consensus about which measures would be most effective in reducing racial inequality. Among those who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality, about half (48%) say more people participating in diversity and inclusion training would do a lot to reduce inequality between Black people and White people. Roughly four-in-ten say the same about redrawing school boundaries to create more diverse schools and limiting the scope of policing to focus on serious and violent crimes. Smaller shares say companies and organizations taking race and ethnicity into account in decisions about hiring and promotions, colleges and universities taking these factors into account in decisions about admissions and the U.S. government paying cash reparations to Black people who are the descendants of slaves would do a lot to reduce racial inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the exception of limiting the scope of policing, Black adults who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality are more likely than their White counterparts to say each measure would do a lot to reduce racial inequality. Black adults are also more likely than Hispanic and Asian adults to say companies and organizations taking race and ethnicity into account in decisions about hiring and promotions, colleges and universities taking these factors into account in decisions about admissions and cash reparations would do a lot to reduce racial inequality. These racial and ethnic differences persist among Democrats on some items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nationally representative survey of 10,093 U.S. adults was conducted Sept. 8-13, 2020, using the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>.[3. For more details, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/methodology-39\">Methodology<\/a> section of the report.]&nbsp;Among the other key findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About half of Americans say it is very important for people in the U.S. to educate themselves about the history of racial inequality in the country. <\/strong>Black adults are particularly likely to see this as very important: 78% say this, compared with about half or less of Hispanic (51%), Asian (43%) and White (42%) adults. Majorities of Black adults also say it\u2019s very important for people in the U.S. to confront other people when they say or do something racist (63%), have conversations about race with people who are not the same race as them (60%) and support businesses that are owned by racial or ethnic minorities (58%). Far smaller shares of White, Hispanic and Asian adults see each of these as very important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Black Americans are more likely now than in 2019 to say being Black puts people at a disadvantage in our society and that being White helps. <\/strong>About eight-in-ten Black adults (81%) say being Black hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead in the U.S. at least a little, up from 68% in 2019. At the same time, 81% of Black adults say being White helps a person\u2019s ability to get ahead, compared with 69% who said the same last year. A growing share of Hispanics also say being Black puts people at a disadvantage, but views on whether being White helps have not changed significantly among this group. Views on how being Black or White impacts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead have remained stable among White and Asian adults. Overall, 58% of Americans say being Black hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead and 55% say the same about being Hispanic. In contrast, most Americans (60%) say being White helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Americans are now more likely to say Black people are treated less fairly than White people when seeking medical treatment. <\/strong>Amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/health-equity\/race-ethnicity.html\">continued reports<\/a> of the disproportionate health impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Black people and other racial and ethnic minorities, 42% of Americans now say Black people are treated less fairly than White people when seeking medical treatment, up from 33% in 2019. The shares saying this have grown among White, Black and Hispanic Americans. For example, 76% of Black adults say this today, compared with 59% last year. There has also been an uptick in the share of Americans who say Black people are treated less fairly than White people when applying for a loan or mortgage (49% today vs. 45% in 2019), while perceptions of how Black people are treated in dealing with police, in hiring, pay and promotions, in stores or restaurants and when voting in elections are more stable among all adults. Black Americans are more likely than they were in 2019 to say Black people are treated less fairly than White people in each of these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As in 2019, most Black adults who say the country has work to do on racial equality are skeptical about the prospects for change. <\/strong>About two-thirds of Black adults (65%) who say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people say it\u2019s not too or not at all likely that the country will eventually achieve racial equality. In contrast, 74% of White adults and 56% of Hispanics who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress in this area say it is at least somewhat likely that Black people will eventually have equal rights with White people. These differences persist among Democrats, with White and Hispanic Democrats who say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to racial equality far more likely than Black Democrats to say it\u2019s likely this will happen eventually. White Democrats are also more likely than Black Democrats to say the increased focus on race over the past three months will lead to major policy changes to address racial inequality and to improvements in the lives of Black people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Social media users whose friends or family members have expressed opposition to racism on social media in the past three months see a mix of motivations for these posts. <\/strong>Most social media users (62%) say at least some of their friends and family members have expressed opposition to racism or racial inequality on social media in the past three months; 19% say a few have and 19% say none of their friends or family members have done this. Among those who say at least a few of their friends or family members have expressed opposition to racism on social media in recent months, three-quarters say at least some were motivated by a genuine concern about the treatment of Black people, with 36% saying all or most were motivated by this. A smaller share \u2013 but still a majority (58%) \u2013 say at least some of their friends and family members were motivated by social pressure to do so. Social media users younger than age 30 are more likely than older social media users to say at least some of their friends or family members who have expressed their opposition to racism on social media in the past three months were motivated by social pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"a-note-about-the-asian-sample\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;a-note-about-the-asian-sample&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>A note about the Asian sample<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This survey includes a total sample size of 303 Asian Americans. The sample includes English-speaking Asian Americans only and, therefore, may not be representative of the overall Asian American population (72% of our weighted Asian American sample was born in another country, compared with 77% of the Asian American adult population overall). Despite this limitation, it is important to report the views of Asian Americans on the topics in this study. As always, Asian Americans\u2019 responses are incorporated into the general population figures throughout this report. Because of the relatively small sample size and a reduction in precision due to weighting, results are not shown separately for Asian Americans for questions that were only asked of a random half of respondents. We are also not able to analyze Asian American respondents by demographic categories, such as gender, age or education. For more, see \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/07\/01\/polling-methods-are-changing-but-reporting-the-views-of-asian-americans-remains-a-challenge\/\">Polling methods are changing, but reporting the views of Asian Americans remains a challenge<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;most-americans-see-recent-increased-focus-on-issues-of-race-as-a-turning-point-about-half-say-it-will-result-in-policy-and-societal-changes&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"most-americans-see-recent-increased-focus-on-issues-of-race-as-a-turning-point-about-half-say-it-will-result-in-policy-and-societal-changes\">Most Americans see recent increased focus on issues of race as a turning point; about half say it will result in policy and societal changes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-4-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dbe3e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dbe3e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"526\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?w=604\" alt=\"About a third of Americans say increased focus on race represents a major change\" class=\"wp-image-48070 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png 624w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=177,300 177w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=604,1024 604w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=239,405 239w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=200,339 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=260,441 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=310,526 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=420,712 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=160,271 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-4.png?resize=320,543 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new survey finds that 34% of the public says the recent increased focus on issues of race and racial inequality sparked by George Floyd\u2019s death at the hands of a White police officer in May of this year represents a major change in the way most Americans think about these issues. An additional 42% say this represents a minor change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black (47%), Hispanic (42%) and Asian (38%) adults are more likely than White adults (30%) to say the increased focus on race in the past three months marks a major change in Americans\u2019 thinking about race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Older Black adults are particularly likely to see a major change. Among those ages 50 and older, 53% say there has been a major change in the past three months in how most Americans think about race, compared with 41% of Black adults younger than 50. There are no notable differences by age among other racial and ethnic groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some 43% of Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party say the events of the past three months represent a major change in how the public thinks about racial issues, compared with 24% of Republicans and Republican leaners. These differences remain when looking only at White adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"democrats-far-more-likely-than-republicans-to-say-recent-focus-on-race-will-result-in-policy-and-societal-changes\">Democrats far more likely than Republicans to say recent focus on race will result in policy and societal changes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public is split on whether the increased focus on race sparked by Floyd\u2019s death will result in major policy changes to address inequality: 48% say it will and 51% say it will not. And while about half (52%) say that it will lead to changes that improve the lives of Black people, a smaller but still sizeable share (46%) say that it will not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-5-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e6e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e6e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"391\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?w=1024\" alt=\"About half of the public says focus on racial issues will result in policy and societal changes\" class=\"wp-image-48063 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png 1270w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=300,183 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=768,469 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=1024,626 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=663,405 663w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=200,122 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=260,159 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=310,189 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=420,257 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=640,391 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=740,452 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=160,98 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-5.png?resize=320,196 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views on these questions vary little, if at all, by race and ethnicity. For example, 46% of White adults, 50% of Black adults and 51% of Hispanic adults say this new focus on race will result in major policy changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gaps in views by political party are vast. About six-in-ten Democrats (59%) say that the focus on race will lead to major policy changes to address racial inequality, compared with only 36% of Republicans. Democrats are more than twice as likely as Republicans to say this will lead to an improvement in the lives of Black people (70% vs. 31%). Again, these disparities hold up when controlling for race and ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats, White adults (77%) are significantly more likely to say that the new focus on race over the past three months will lead to improvements in Black people\u2019s lives than are their Black (60%) and Hispanic (66%) counterparts. White Democrats (62%) are also more likely than Black Democrats (53%) to say it will lead to major policy changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;compared-with-other-racial-and-ethnic-groups-black-adults-are-more-engaged-in-racial-issues-and-have-done-more-in-recent-months-to-educate-themselves-about-the-history-of-inequality&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"compared-with-other-racial-and-ethnic-groups-black-adults-are-more-engaged-in-racial-issues-and-have-done-more-in-recent-months-to-educate-themselves-about-the-history-of-inequality\">Compared with other racial and ethnic groups, Black adults are more engaged in racial issues and have done more in recent months to educate themselves about the history of inequality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The death of George Floyd and the protests that followed came during an intense <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/09\/16\/americans-have-heard-more-about-clashes-between-police-and-protesters-than-other-recent-news-stories\/\">news cycle<\/a> that included a pandemic, a presidential election and a floundering economy. Even so, public interest in issues of race and racial inequality has been relatively robust. Among all adults, 43% say they have been paying a lot of attention to these issues over the past three months, and an additional 35% say they\u2019ve been paying some attention. Roughly one-in-five (22%) say they\u2019ve been paying only a little or no attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, about half (52%) say they\u2019ve been paying a lot of attention to the coronavirus outbreak, 44% have been paying a lot of attention to the presidential election and 40% say the same about what\u2019s been happening with the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-6-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dae1e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dae1e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"405\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png?w=620\" alt=\"Black adults paying more attention to issues of racial equality than White, Hispanic or Asian adults\" class=\"wp-image-48055 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png?resize=230,300 230w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png?resize=310,405 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png?resize=200,261 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png?resize=260,340 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png?resize=420,549 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png?resize=160,209 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-6.png?resize=320,418 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attention to issues of race and racial inequality varies considerably by race and ethnicity. While 64% of Black adults say they have been paying a lot of attention to these issues in recent months, the share is significantly smaller among White (40%), Hispanic (39%) and Asian (40%) adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among White adults, Democrats and those who lean Democratic are more than twice as likely as Republicans and Republican leaners to say they\u2019ve been paying a lot of attention to racial issues recently (60% of Democrats vs. 27% of Republicans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-7-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1e4e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1e4e2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"443\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?w=620\" alt=\"About half of Americans say they\u2019ve been paying more attention to issues of race in recent months\" class=\"wp-image-48047 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?resize=210,300 210w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?resize=283,405 283w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?resize=200,286 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?resize=260,372 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?resize=310,443 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?resize=420,600 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?resize=160,229 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-7.png?resize=320,457 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of all Americans say their attention to these issues has increased recently: 52% say they have they have been paying more attention to issues of race and racial inequality over the past three months than they did before. About one-in-ten (11%) say they\u2019ve been paying less attention to these issues, and 37% say they\u2019ve been paying about the same amount of attention. Among those who say they\u2019ve been paying a lot of attention to these issues in recent three months, most&nbsp;indicate that their current level of engagement is higher than in the past: 70% say they\u2019re paying more attention to these issues now than they did before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black adults are more likely than White adults to say they\u2019ve been paying more attention to these issues in recent months (59% vs. 51%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, there is a substantial partisan gap among White adults: 69% of White Democrats say they\u2019ve been paying more attention to racial issues in recent months, compared with 39% of White Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"white-adults-are-less-likely-than-other-racial-and-ethnic-groups-to-say-they-talk-about-race-with-people-who-are-not-the-same-race-as-them\">White adults are less likely than other racial and ethnic groups to say they talk about race with people who are not the same race as them<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-8-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dddfd8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dddfd8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"457\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?w=622\" alt=\"A majority of Americans say at least some of their conversations about race cross racial boundaries\" class=\"wp-image-48039 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png 622w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?resize=204,300 204w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?resize=275,405 275w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?resize=200,295 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?resize=260,383 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?resize=310,457 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?resize=420,619 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?resize=160,236 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-8.png?resize=320,471 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of adults who have had conversations about race in the past few months (54%) say that, at least some of the time, those conversations have been with people who are not the same race as them (just 10% say this has been the case all or most of the time). Still, a sizable share (46%) say these conversations have rarely or never been with someone of a different race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black, Hispanic and Asian adults who\u2019ve had conversations about race recently are more likely than White adults to say at least some of the time they\u2019ve been with people who are a different race from them. Majorities of Black (60%), Hispanic (63%) and Asian adults (64%) say this compared with 49% of White adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is an age gap as well, among both Black and White adults. While two-thirds of Black adults ages 18 to 49 who\u2019ve had conversations about race recently say at least some of those conversations have been with people who are a different race from them, about half (51%) of Black adults ages 50 and older say the same. Similarly, 58% of White adults younger than 50, compared with 40% of those 50 and older, say at least some of their recent conversations about race have been with people of a different race from their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond talking about race, many Americans say they have taken steps in recent months to educate themselves about the history of racial inequality in the U.S. Overall, 53% of adults say they\u2019ve done at least something to educate themselves over the past three months, with 13% saying they\u2019ve done a lot. About three-in-ten (28%) say they haven\u2019t done much to educate themselves about racial inequality and 19% say they\u2019ve done nothing at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e9e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e9e6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"450\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?w=836\" alt=\"Black adults are more likely than other racial or ethnic groups to say they\u2019ve done a lot recently to educate themselves about racial inequality\" class=\"wp-image-48031 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png 836w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=280,300 280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=768,823 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=378,405 378w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=200,214 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=260,279 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=310,332 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=420,450 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=640,686 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=740,793 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=160,171 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-9.png?resize=320,343 320w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Black adults, 28% say they have done a lot to educate themselves about racial inequality recently. Smaller shares of White (10%), Hispanic (12%) and Asian (8%) adults say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The extent to which White adults have tried to learn more about race recently varies widely by party, age and educational background. Roughly seven-in-ten White Democrats (71%) say they\u2019ve taken at least some steps to educate themselves about racial inequities in recent months; 37% of White Republicans say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two thirds of White adults younger than 30 say they\u2019ve done a lot or some to educate themselves about race recently. This compares with roughly half or less among older age groups. The age gap is apparent among both Republicans and Democrats, with 53% of White Republicans ages 18 to 29 and 81% of their Democratic counterparts saying they\u2019ve taken at least some steps to educate themselves about race in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, White adults with a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher are more likely than those with less education to say they\u2019ve done a lot or some to educate themselves on these issues (62% vs. 44%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"support-for-minority-owned-businesses-differs-widely-by-race-and-ethnicity\">Support for minority-owned businesses differs widely by race and ethnicity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a third of Americans say, in the past three months, they have made efforts to support a business because it was owned by someone from a racial or ethnic minority group \u2013 with 7% saying they have done this all or most of the time, and 29% saying they have done this some of the time. About six-in-ten say they have rarely (24%) or never (37%) done this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-10-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e3dc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e3dc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"467\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?w=620\" alt=\"About two-thirds of Black adults say they\u2019ve supported minority-owned businesses in recent months\" class=\"wp-image-48022 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?resize=199,300 199w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?resize=269,405 269w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?resize=200,301 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?resize=260,392 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?resize=310,467 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?resize=420,633 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?resize=160,241 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-10.png?resize=320,482 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black adults are about twice as likely as White adults to say they have made at least some effort to support minority-owned businesses in recent months (65% vs. 30%). Hispanic and Asian adults are also more likely than White adults to say they\u2019ve made some effort to do this (45% and 40%, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Black adults, those with a bachelor\u2019s degree or more education are more likely than those with less education to say they\u2019ve supported minority-owned businesses recently (73% vs. 63%). There is a gender gap among White adults, with White women more likely than White men to say they\u2019ve made an effort to support these types of businesses at least some of the time (34% vs. 24%). There is also a significant partisan gap among White adults: 42% of White Democrats, compared with 20% of White Republicans, say they\u2019ve supported minority-owned businesses at least some of the time in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;a-majority-say-their-friends-or-family-have-expressed-opposition-on-social-media-to-racism-or-racial-inequality&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-majority-say-their-friends-or-family-have-expressed-opposition-on-social-media-to-racism-or-racial-inequality\">A majority say their friends or family have expressed opposition on social media to racism or racial inequality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-11-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dce1dd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dce1dd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"504\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?w=620\" alt=\"A majority say at least some of their friends, family have taken to social media to express opposition to racism or inequality\" class=\"wp-image-48018 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?resize=185,300 185w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?resize=249,405 249w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?resize=200,325 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?resize=260,423 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?resize=310,504 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?resize=420,683 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?resize=160,260 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-11.png?resize=320,520 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most social media users (62%) say at least some of their friends or family members have expressed opposition to racism or racial inequality on social media in the months since Floyd\u2019s death. The share is particularly high among Black social media users and Democratic users across racial and ethnic groups. Three-quarters of Black social media users (75%) say this, compared with 60% of White users, 62% of Hispanic users and 59% of Asian users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-12-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0e3e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0e3e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"350\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?w=626\" alt=\"Mix of motives seen for posting about opposition to racism on social media\" class=\"wp-image-48008 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png 626w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?resize=266,300 266w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?resize=359,405 359w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?resize=200,226 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?resize=260,293 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?resize=310,350 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?resize=420,474 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?resize=160,180 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-12.png?resize=320,361 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About seven-in-ten Democrats (71%) and a slight majority of Republicans (53%) who use social media also say their friends or family members have posted opposition to racism and racial inequality. The gap between Democrats and Republicans is similar among White adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public sees a mix of motives for these types of social media posts. Among social media users whose friends or family have expressed opposition to racism on social media in the past three months, three-quarters say that at least some of these people were motivated by genuine concern about the treatment of Black people in our country, including 36% who say all or most were motivated by a genuine concern. Meanwhile, a smaller share \u2013 but still a majority (58%) \u2013 say at least some of their friends or family were motivated by social pressure to express their opposition to racism or racial inequality, including 19% who say this was the motivation for all or most of these people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black social media users whose friends or family have posted about their opposition to racism or racial inequality in the past three months are more likely than their White counterparts to say at least some were motivated by a genuine concern about the treatment of Black people (93% vs.&nbsp;72%) but also to say at least some were motivated by social pressure to express their opposition (63% vs. 56%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-13-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d2dad8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d2dad8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"456\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?w=614\" alt=\"Younger adults more likely to say their friends or family posting about opposition to racism on social media are motivated by social pressure\" class=\"wp-image-48003 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png 614w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?resize=204,300 204w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?resize=275,405 275w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?resize=200,294 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?resize=260,383 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?resize=310,456 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?resize=420,618 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?resize=160,236 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-13.png?resize=320,471 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White Democrats are far more likely than their Republican counterparts to say at least some of their friends or family who have expressed opposition to racism on social media were motivated by a genuine concern about the treatment of Black people (87% vs. 59%). In turn, a larger share of White Republicans (60%) than White Democrats (51%) say at least some were motivated by social pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Younger social media users whose friends or family expressed opposition to racism on social media are more likely than their older counterparts to say at least some were motivated by social pressure. About two-thirds of those ages 18 to 29 (68%) say this, compared with 59% of those 30 to 49, 53% of those 50 to 64 and 46% of those 65 and older. Meanwhile, there are no differences by age on whether these friends and family members were motivated by a genuine concern about the treatment of Black people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;roughly-eight-in-ten-black-americans-say-it-s-very-important-for-people-in-the-u-s-to-learn-about-the-history-of-racial-inequality-in-the-country&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"roughly-eight-in-ten-black-americans-say-it-s-very-important-for-people-in-the-u-s-to-learn-about-the-history-of-racial-inequality-in-the-country\">Roughly eight-in-ten Black Americans say it\u2019s very important for people in the U.S. to learn about the history of racial inequality in the country<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of Americans (48%) say it\u2019s very important for people to educate themselves about the history of racial inequality in the U.S. Roughly four-in-ten (42%) say it\u2019s very important for people to confront other people when they say or do something racist, while smaller shares say the same about having conversations with people who are not the same race as them (36%), supporting businesses that are owned by racial or ethnic minorities (29%), choosing to live in communities that are racially and ethnically diverse (22%) and attending protests or rallies focused on issues related to racial equality (14%). With the exception of attending protests or rallies, majorities say each of these is at least somewhat important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-14-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0f0f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0f0f0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"553\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?w=1024\" alt=\"About half of U.S. adults say it\u2019s very important for people to educate themselves about the history of racial inequality in the country\" class=\"wp-image-47995 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png 1274w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=300,259 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=768,663 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=1024,884 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=469,405 469w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=200,173 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=260,224 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=310,268 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=420,363 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=640,553 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=740,639 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=160,138 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-14.png?resize=320,276 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans are more likely than White, Hispanic and Asian Americans to say it\u2019s very important for people in the U.S. to do each of the items asked in the survey. More than half of Black adults say it\u2019s very important for people to educate themselves about the history of racial inequality in the country (78%), confront other people when they say or do something racist (63%), have conversations about race with people who are not the same race as them (60%) and support minority-owned businesses (58%). In contrast, about half or fewer White, Hispanic and Asian Americans say it\u2019s very important for people to do each of the things asked in the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among White adults, those who identify with or lean to the Democratic Party are more likely than those who identify with or lean to the GOP to see each of the items as very important. For example, while about half or more of White Democrats say it\u2019s very important for people to learn about the history of racial inequality in the country (68%), confront other people when they say or do something racist (58%) and have conversations about race with people who are not the same race as them (52%), only about a quarter or less of White Republicans see each of these as very important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;a-growing-share-of-americans-say-the-country-hasn-t-made-enough-progress-on-racial-equality&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-growing-share-of-americans-say-the-country-hasn-t-made-enough-progress-on-racial-equality\">A growing share of Americans say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-15-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e8e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e8e5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"761\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?w=417\" alt=\"About half of Americans now say country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality for Black people\" class=\"wp-image-47897 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png 622w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=122,300 122w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=417,1024 417w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=165,405 165w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=200,491 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=260,638 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=310,761 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=420,1030 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=130,320 130w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-15.png?resize=261,640 261w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of Americans (49%) say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people, up from 45% who said this in 2019. This change reflects, in large part, changing views among Black and Hispanic adults and among Democrats across racial and ethnic groups. Overall, the views of White adults have not changed notably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than eight-in-ten Black Americans (86%) say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people. Smaller shares of Hispanic (57%), Asian (56%) and White (39%) Americans say the same. In early 2019, 78% of Black adults, 48% of Hispanic adults and 37% of White adults said the country hadn\u2019t gone far enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partisan gap in views of the country\u2019s progress on racial equality, already striking in 2019, has widened, as a growing share of Democrats say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people. About eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic leaners (78%) now say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough, compared with 66% in 2019. Views are virtually unchanged among Republicans and those who lean to the GOP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White, Black and Hispanic Democrats are now more likely than in 2019 to say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people. Nine-in-ten Black Democrats now say this, compared with 82% who did so last year. About three-quarters of White Democrats (76%) and 72% of Hispanic Democrats also say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough in giving Black people equal rights with White people, up from 64% and 59%, respectively, in 2019. Just 12% of White Republicans and 34% of Hispanic Republicans say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress in this area. The share of White Republicans who say this is virtually unchanged from last year (15%).[4. There aren\u2019t enough Black Republicans in the sample to analyze this group separately. In 2019, this question was only asked of a random half of the sample, making the number of Hispanic Republicans in that survey too small to analyze separately.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-than-half-of-black-americans-express-skepticism-about-prospects-for-racial-equality\">More than half of Black Americans express skepticism about prospects for racial equality\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-16-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0e1dd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0e1dd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"460\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?w=618\" alt=\"Most Black adults who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality are skeptical that it will\" class=\"wp-image-47983 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png 618w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?resize=202,300 202w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?resize=273,405 273w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?resize=200,297 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?resize=260,386 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?resize=310,460 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?resize=420,624 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?resize=160,238 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-16.png?resize=320,475 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most (65%) Black adults who say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people say it\u2019s not too or not at all likely that the country will eventually achieve racial equality; this represents 57% of all Black adults. Far smaller shares of White (25%) and Hispanic (44%) adults who say the country has work to do in this area express skepticism that Black people will eventually have equal rights with White people in our country. Views on this are largely unchanged from last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;no-clear-consensus-on-measures-that-would-be-very-effective-in-reducing-racial-inequality&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"no-clear-consensus-on-measures-that-would-be-very-effective-in-reducing-racial-inequality\">No clear consensus on measures that would be very effective in reducing racial inequality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey asked those who say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to Black people having equal rights with White people how much a series of measures would do to reduce this inequality. About half (48%) say more people participating in training on diversity and inclusion would do a lot. About four-in-ten say the same about redrawing school boundaries to create more racially and ethnically diverse schools (43%) and limiting the scope of policing to focus on serious and violent crimes (40%). Smaller shares say companies and organizations taking race and ethnicity into account in decisions about hiring and promotions (34%), colleges and universities taking these factors into account in admissions decisions (27%) and the U.S. government paying cash reparations to Black people in the country who are the descendants of slaves (20%) would do a lot to reduce inequality between Black people and White people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of about seven-in-ten or more of those who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress toward racial equality say most of the measures included in the survey would do at least some to reduce inequality between Black people and White people. The one exception is reparations: 48% say the U.S. government paying cash reparations to Black people who are the descendants of slaves would do at least some to reduce inequality and 51% say this wouldn\u2019t do much, if anything at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-17-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ededec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ededec;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"556\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Black adults who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality are more likely than their White and Hispanic counterparts to view several measures as very effective in reducing inequality\" class=\"wp-image-47978 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png 1274w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=300,260 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=768,667 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=1024,889 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=467,405 467w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=200,174 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=260,226 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=310,269 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=420,365 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=640,556 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=740,642 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=160,139 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-17.png?resize=320,278 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black adults who say the country has work do to on racial equality are more likely than their White counterparts to say more people participating in diversity and inclusion training and redrawing school boundaries to create more racially and ethnically diverse schools would do a lot to reduce inequality between Black people and White people.[5. The number of Asian adults who say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough in giving Black people equal rights with White people is too small to analyze separately.]&nbsp;And Black adults are more likely than both White and Hispanic adults to say companies and organizations taking race and ethnicity into account in decisions about hiring and promotions, colleges and universities taking these factors into account in admissions decisions and the government paying cash reparations to the descendants of slaves would do a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some racial and ethnic gaps persist when looking only at Democrats who say the country hasn\u2019t gone far enough when it comes to equality for Black people. Some 47% of Black Democrats who say this see companies and organizations taking race and ethnicity into account as a very effective way to reduce racial inequality. About a third of White (33%) and Hispanic (35%) Democrats say the same. Black Democrats are also more likely than their White and Hispanic counterparts to say colleges and universities considering race and ethnicity in admissions decisions (39% vs. 24% and 30%, respectively) and cash reparations for Black people who are the descendants of slaves (38% vs. 13% and 19%) would do a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White Democrats who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality between White people and Black people are more likely than their Republican counterparts to see each of the measures included in the survey as doing a lot, or at least some, to reduce this inequality. Still, half or more of White Republicans who say the country has work to do to address racial inequality say each of the items, with the exception of reparations, would do a least some to reduce inequality between White people and Black people in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to the U.S. government paying cash reparations to Black people in the country who are the descendants of slaves, just 18% of White Republicans who say the county hasn\u2019t made enough progress on racial equality say reparations would do at least some to reduce racial inequality, while 23% say they wouldn\u2019t do much and 58% say reparations would do nothing at all to reduce racial inequality. Among White Democrats who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress, 43% say reparations would do at least some to reduce racial inequality; 32% say they wouldn\u2019t do much and 25% say reparations would do nothing at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"three-in-ten-republicans-who-say-the-country-has-work-to-do-on-racial-equality-say-less-focus-on-race-would-do-a-lot-to-reduce-inequality\">Three-in-ten Republicans who say the country has work to do on racial equality say less focus on race would do a lot to reduce inequality<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-18-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e7e7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e7e7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"463\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?w=626\" alt=\"Republicans are more likely than Democrats to cite \u2018colorblindness\u2019 as doing a lot to reduce racial inequality\" class=\"wp-image-47973 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png 626w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?resize=201,300 201w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?resize=271,405 271w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?resize=200,298 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?resize=260,388 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?resize=310,463 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?resize=420,627 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?resize=160,239 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-18.png?resize=320,477 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked if there are any other measures they think would do a lot to reduce inequality between Black people and White people in the U.S., 36% of those who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress in this area volunteer at least one additional measure. Of those, 17% say acknowledging the history of racism in the U.S. and accurate education about this history would do a lot to reduce racial inequality; 16% give an answer related to policies aimed at addressing systemic inequality (such as universal basic income, tax reform and affordable health care); 14% say not paying so much attention to race; 13% mention something related to police or criminal justice reform; and 13% cite improving schools. About one-in-ten (9%) say increasing racial diversity, such as on corporate boards and among political leaders, would do a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Republicans who say the country hasn\u2019t made enough progress toward racial equality and volunteered an additional measure, 30% say paying less attention to race or being \u201ccolorblind\u201d would do a lot to reduce inequality between Black people and White people; 11% of their Democratic counterparts say this. In turn, Democrats are more likely than Republicans to give an answer related to police or criminal justice reform (15% vs. 7%, respectively) and to say a new administration or new leaders (7% vs. 2%) would do a lot to reduce racial inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;black-americans-are-more-likely-now-than-in-2019-to-say-being-white-helps-and-being-black-hurts-a-person-s-ability-to-get-ahead&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"black-americans-are-more-likely-now-than-in-2019-to-say-being-white-helps-and-being-black-hurts-a-person-s-ability-to-get-ahead\">Black Americans are more likely now than in 2019 to say being White helps and being Black hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-19-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e6e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e6e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"438\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?w=620\" alt=\"Majorities of Americans say being Black, Hispanic puts people at a disadvantage in our society\" class=\"wp-image-47968 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?resize=212,300 212w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?resize=287,405 287w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?resize=200,283 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?resize=260,367 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?resize=310,438 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?resize=420,593 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?resize=160,226 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-19.png?resize=320,452 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) say being Black hurts people\u2019s ability to get ahead in this country at least a little and 55% say the same about being Hispanic. In contrast, most Americans (60%) say being White helps people\u2019s ability to get ahead, with 40% saying it helps <em>a lot<\/em>.[6. The shares saying being part of each group helps or hurts people\u2019s ability to get ahead at least a little may not add to the shares who say it helps\/hurts \u201ca lot\u201d and \u201ca little\u201d as shown in the chart due to rounding.] When asked about the impact of being Asian on a person\u2019s ability to get ahead, the public is more divided: 27% say it helps, 32% say it hurts and 41% say being Asian neither helps nor hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, views of how much being White, Black or Hispanic helps or hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead have changed little, if at all, compared with 2019. But Americans are now more likely than they were last year to say being Asian hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead: 32% say this, compared with 21% in 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/07\/01\/many-black-and-asian-americans-say-they-have-experienced-discrimination-amid-the-covid-19-outbreak\/#three-in-ten-or-more-u-s-adults-say-racist-views-about-asian-and-black-americans-are-more-common-than-before-the-pandemic\">In a June survey<\/a>, 39% of U.S. adults said it is now more common for people to express racist or racially insensitive views about people who are Asian than before the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As was the case last year, Black (81%) and Asian (81%) adults are more likely than White (55%) and Hispanic (58%) adults to say being White helps people\u2019s ability to get ahead in our country, although majorities across racial and ethnic groups say being White gives people advantages. The share of Black adults who say being White helps has increased by double digits since 2019, when 69% of Black Americans said this (72% of Black adults now say being White helps a lot, compared with 59% last year). Views on this have not changed significantly among White, Hispanic or Asian adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-20-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e6e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e6e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"454\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?w=618\" alt=\"Growing shares of Black adults say being White helps, being Black hurts people\u2019s ability to get ahead\" class=\"wp-image-47963 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png 618w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?resize=205,300 205w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?resize=276,405 276w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?resize=200,293 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?resize=260,381 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?resize=310,454 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?resize=420,616 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?resize=160,235 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-20.png?resize=320,469 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A growing share of Black Americans also say being Black hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead in the U.S. at least a little. About eight-in-ten Black adults (81%) now say this, compared with 68% in 2019. In fact, most Black adults (62%) now say being Black hurts people\u2019s ability to get ahead a lot, up from 42% last year. Hispanics are also more likely than they were last year to say being Black puts people at a disadvantage (57% say being Black hurts at least a little vs. 50% in 2019), while views on this have been more stable among White and Asian Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are wide partisan gaps in views of the impact of being White or Black on a person\u2019s ability to get ahead, and these gaps remain when looking only at White adults. More than eight-in-ten White Democrats and Democratic leaners (85%) say being White helps at least a little. The same share says being Black hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead. Among White Republicans and those who lean Republican, 34% say being White helps, while 18% say it hurts and 47% say it neither helps nor hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead. A plurality of White Republicans (39%) also say being Black neither helps nor hurts, while 29% say it helps and 31% say it hurts a person\u2019s ability to get ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;amid-coronavirus-outbreak-a-growing-share-of-americans-say-black-people-are-treated-less-fairly-than-white-people-when-seeking-medical-treatment&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amid-coronavirus-outbreak-a-growing-share-of-americans-say-black-people-are-treated-less-fairly-than-white-people-when-seeking-medical-treatment\">Amid coronavirus outbreak, a growing share of Americans say Black people are treated less fairly than White people when seeking medical treatment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perceptions of how Black people are treated in America continue to vary widely along racial and ethnic lines. Two-thirds or more of Black adults say Black people are treated less fairly than White people in dealing with the police (91%); in hiring, pay and promotions (87%); when applying for a loan or mortgage (86%); in stores or restaurants (79%); when seeking medical treatment (76%); and when voting in elections (67%). Among White adults, 58% say Black people are treated less fairly in dealing with the police, while fewer than half say Black people are treated less fairly in the other areas asked about in the survey. The share of Hispanic and Asian adults who say Black people are treated less fairly than White people on each item falls somewhere in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-21-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f1f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f1f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"455\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Views of how Black people are treated vary widely across racial and ethnic groups\" class=\"wp-image-47957 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=300,213 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=768,546 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=1024,728 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=570,405 570w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=200,142 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=260,185 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=310,220 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=420,299 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=640,455 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=740,526 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=160,114 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-21.png?resize=320,228 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the most part, perceptions of how Black people are treated in the U.S. have not changed since last year, with one notable exception: Americans are now nine percentage points more likely than they were in 2019 to say Black people are treated less fairly than White people when seeking&nbsp;medical treatment (42% say this now vs. 33% in 2019). There has also been an uptick in the share saying Black people are treated less fairly when applying for a loan or mortgage (49% vs. 45%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-22-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dde4e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dde4e2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"566\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?w=561\" alt=\"Americans are more likely now than in 2019 to say Black people are treated less fairly when seeking medical treatment\" class=\"wp-image-47951 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png 626w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=164,300 164w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=561,1024 561w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=222,405 222w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=200,365 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=260,474 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=310,566 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=420,766 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=160,292 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-22.png?resize=320,584 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White, Black and Hispanic Americans are now more likely than in 2019 to say Black people are treated less fairly than White people when seeking medical treatment. About three-quarters of Black adults (76%) now say this, up from 59% early last year. A third of White adults and half of Hispanic adults say Black people are treated less fairly than White people when seeking medical treatment, compared with 26% and 38%, respectively, in 2019 (there is a 7 percentage point increase in the share of Asian adults who say this, but this change is not statistically significant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among White adults, perceptions of the treatment of Black people when seeking medical treatment have changed considerably among those who identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party: 65% of White Democrats now say Black people are treated less fairly than White people in this area, up from 48% in 2019. In contrast, White Republicans express similar views on this as they did last year (11% now say Black people are treated less fairly and 9% did so in 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;majority-of-americans-continue-to-say-people-overlooking-racial-discrimination-is-a-bigger-problem-than-people-seeing-it-where-it-really-doesn-t-exist&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"majority-of-americans-continue-to-say-people-overlooking-racial-discrimination-is-a-bigger-problem-than-people-seeing-it-where-it-really-doesn-t-exist\">Majority of Americans continue to say people overlooking racial discrimination is a bigger problem than people seeing it where it really doesn\u2019t exist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of Americans (56%) say that, when it comes to racial discrimination, the bigger problem for our country is people not seeing racial discrimination where it really does exist; 43% say people seeing racial discrimination where it does not exist is the bigger problem. This is nearly identical to the shares who gave these answers in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-23-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dfe0dc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dfe0dc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"544\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?w=584\" alt=\"Large shares of Black adults and White Democrats say people overlooking discrimination is a bigger problem than people seeing it where it doesn\u2019t exist\" class=\"wp-image-47945 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png 618w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=171,300 171w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=584,1024 584w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=231,405 231w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=200,351 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=260,456 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=310,544 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=420,737 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=160,281 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-23.png?resize=320,561 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been some movement, however, in the views of some groups. About nine-in-ten Black Americans (89%) now say people not seeing racial discrimination where it really does exist is the bigger problem, compared with 84% last year. Meanwhile, the views of White, Hispanic and Asian adults have not changed significantly since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White adults, Democrats and Democratic leaners \u2013 78% of whom said people overlooking racial discrimination was the bigger problem in 2019 \u2013 are now even more likely to express this view (an increase of 8 percentage points over 2019). The views of White Republicans and Republican leaners are largely unchanged from 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, about half of White adults (52%) say people seeing racial discrimination where it really does not exist is the bigger problem; 47% point to people overlooking racial discrimination. White adults ages 18 to 29 are more likely than older White adults to say people not seeing racial discrimination where it does exist is the bigger problem. A majority of White adults younger than 30 (61%) say this, compared with about half or fewer among their older counterparts. And while 61% of White adults with at least a bachelor\u2019s degree say people overlooking discrimination is the bigger problem for the country, 42% of those with some college and 36% with a high school diploma or less education say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;most-black-americans-say-there-is-too-little-attention-paid-to-race-and-racial-issues&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"most-black-americans-say-there-is-too-little-attention-paid-to-race-and-racial-issues\">Most Black Americans say there is too little attention paid to race and racial issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2020\/10\/06\/amid-national-reckoning-americans-divided-on-whether-increased-focus-on-race-will-lead-to-major-policy-change\/psdt_010-06-20_race-update-24-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e8e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e8e4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"587\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?w=541\" alt=\"About three-quarters of Black adults say not enough attention is paid to race\" class=\"wp-image-47939 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png 622w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=158,300 158w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=541,1024 541w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=214,405 214w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=200,379 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=260,492 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=310,587 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=420,795 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=160,303 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PSDT_010.06.20_race.update-24.png?resize=320,606 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About four-in-ten U.S. adults (41%) say there\u2019s too much attention paid to race and racial issues in the country these days; 36% say there\u2019s too little attention and 21% say it\u2019s about right. This is unchanged from 2019, but there has been movement among some groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans are more likely than in 2019 to say there\u2019s too little attention paid to race and racial issues: 73% now say this, up from 67% early last year. Just 12% of Black Americans say there\u2019s too much attention paid to these issues and 14% say it\u2019s about right. Among Hispanics, more say there\u2019s too little attention paid to race and racial issues (46%) than say there\u2019s too much attention (30%) or the right amount (21%), while Asian adults are more divided. The views of Hispanic and Asian adults have not changed significantly since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As was the case in 2019, about half of White adults (51%) say there\u2019s too much attention paid to race and racial issues these days, while 26% say there\u2019s too little attention and 22% say it\u2019s about right. White Republicans are far more likely than White Democrats to say there\u2019s too much attention paid to race and racial issues in the country: 76% of White Republicans say this, compared with just 14% of White Democrats. About half of White Democrats (52%) \u2013 vs. just 7% of White Republicans \u2013 say there\u2019s too little attention paid to these issues. The share of White Democrats who now say there\u2019s too much attention to these issues is 7 percentage points lower than the share that did so in 2019. 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