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Table 4 Beliefs concerning race and ethnicity and American society

From: Views of democracy and society and support for political violence in the USA: findings from a nationally representative survey

Statement

Respondents (n = 8620)

Estimated N of adults in USA

Unweighted n

Weighted % (95% CI)

N (95% CI) (in millions)

White people benefit from advantages in society that Black people do not have

 Do not agree

2866

31.8 (30.7, 32.9)

82.2 (79.3, 85.0)

 Somewhat agree

2443

27.9 (26.8, 29.0)

72.1 (69.3, 74.8)

 Strongly agree

1414

17.0 (16.1, 17.9)

43.9 (41.5, 46.2)

 Very strongly agree

1793

22.0 (21.0, 23.0)

56.8 (54.2, 59.4)

 Non-response

104

1.3 (1.1, 1.6)

3.5 (2.7, 4.2)

Straight white men hold far too much power in America

 Do not agree

3679

40.2 (39.0, 41.3)

103.8 (100.8, 106.7)

 Somewhat agree

2266

26.4 (25.4, 27.5)

68.3 (65.6, 71.1)

 Strongly agree

1181

14.4 (13.6, 15.3)

37.2 (35.0, 39.4)

 Very strongly agree

1348

17.2 (16.3, 18.1)

44.4 (42.0, 46.8)

 Non-response

146

1.8 (1.5, 2.1)

4.6 (3.8, 5.5)

Discrimination against whites is as big a problem as discrimination against Blacks and other minorities

 Do not agree

4174

48.9 (47.7, 50.1)

126.3 (123.2, 129.3)

 Somewhat agree

1986

22.7 (21.7, 23.7)

58.7 (56.2, 61.3)

 Strongly agree

1141

13.0 (12.2, 13.8)

33.7 (31.6, 35.7)

 Very strongly agree

1225

14.1 (13.3, 15.0)

36.5 (34.3, 38.6)

 Non-response

94

1.2 (1.0, 1.5)

3.2 (2.5, 3.9)

Having more Black Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans is good for the country

 Do not agree

1721

18.6 (17.7, 19.5)

48.2 (45.8, 50.5)

 Somewhat agree

2989

34.0 (32.8, 35.1)

87.7 (84.8, 90.6)

 Strongly agree

1960

23.2 (22.2, 24.2)

60.0 (57.3, 62.6)

 Very strongly agree

1751

21.9 (20.9, 22.9)

56.6 (54.0, 59.2)

 Non-response

199

2.3 (1.9, 2.6)

5.9 (5.0, 6.8)

In America, native-born white people are being replaced by immigrants

 Do not agree

4884

57.4 (56.2, 58.6)

148.3 (145.3, 151.3)

 Somewhat agree

2206

25.0 (24.0, 26.0)

64.5 (61.9, 67.2)

 Strongly agree

835

9.8 (9.1, 10.5)

25.4 (23.5, 27.2)

 Very strongly agree

584

6.4 (5.8, 6.9)

16.5 (15.0, 17.9)

 Non-response

111

1.4 (1.1, 1.7)

3.7 (2.9, 4.4)