Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity? (June 2020)

Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity? (June 2020)

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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?"
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Been subject to slurs or jokes46%
Felt physically threatened35%
Denied a job you were qualified for25%
Been treated unfairly by police21%
Denied housing you could afford10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Been subject to slurs or jokes48%54%42%
Felt physically threatened29%42%37%
Denied a job you were qualified for23%35%23%
Been treated unfairly by police27%24%16%
Denied housing you could afford11%15%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Been subject to slurs or jokes48%53%46%
Felt physically threatened21%35%30%
Denied a job you were qualified for17%24%26%
Been treated unfairly by police27%27%26%
Denied housing you could afford9%16%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Been subject to slurs or jokes51%38%38%
Felt physically threatened46%31%35%
Denied a job you were qualified for28%22%21%
Been treated unfairly by police24%17%11%
Denied housing you could afford10%8%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Been subject to slurs or jokes45%53%42%
Felt physically threatened31%34%37%
Denied a job you were qualified for20%29%25%
Been treated unfairly by police27%24%15%
Denied housing you could afford7%15%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Been subject to slurs or jokes43%43%48%
Felt physically threatened30%29%33%
Denied a job you were qualified for23%13%25%
Been treated unfairly by police28%24%30%
Denied housing you could afford10%3%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Been subject to slurs or jokes36%44%44%
Felt physically threatened38%36%38%
Denied a job you were qualified for30%21%27%
Been treated unfairly by police17%12%16%
Denied housing you could afford12%7%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Been subject to slurs or jokes36%67%53%
Felt physically threatened30%48%35%
Denied a job you were qualified for18%41%27%
Been treated unfairly by police11%51%29%
Denied housing you could afford7%22%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Been subject to slurs or jokes48%44%
Felt physically threatened40%30%
Denied a job you were qualified for28%22%
Been treated unfairly by police28%16%
Denied housing you could afford11%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Been subject to slurs or jokes45%48%43%
Felt physically threatened40%30%37%
Denied a job you were qualified for29%23%23%
Been treated unfairly by police28%19%18%
Denied housing you could afford13%9%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Been subject to slurs or jokes54%46%48%36%
Felt physically threatened43%30%40%25%
Denied a job you were qualified for24%21%32%19%
Been treated unfairly by police32%23%22%11%
Denied housing you could afford12%11%13%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Been subject to slurs or jokes37%46%47%56%41%45%
Felt physically threatened23%33%39%47%31%27%
Denied a job you were qualified for32%21%27%32%23%25%
Been treated unfairly by police40%25%23%32%14%13%
Denied housing you could afford29%11%13%13%7%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Been subject to slurs or jokes47%48%44%40%
Felt physically threatened33%40%38%25%
Denied a job you were qualified for28%26%22%17%
Been treated unfairly by police21%24%20%18%
Denied housing you could afford12%10%13%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Have you ever experienced any of the following because of your race or ethnicity?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Been subject to slurs or jokes45%48%45%38%
Felt physically threatened35%37%32%25%
Denied a job you were qualified for33%25%17%20%
Been treated unfairly by police28%17%22%13%
Denied housing you could afford16%8%8%8%

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