Race & Ethnicity - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/race-ethnicity/ Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy, public opinion polling and data-driven social science research Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:42:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/favicon_128x128.png?w=32 Race & Ethnicity - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/race-ethnicity/ 32 32 151703594 Latinos’ Views of and Experiences With the Spanish Language https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=latinos-views-of-and-experiences-with-the-spanish-language Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:58:32 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=441543 Most U.S. Latinos speak Spanish: 75% say they are able to carry on a conversation in Spanish pretty well or very well. But not all Latinos are Spanish speakers, and about half (54%) of non-Spanish-speaking Latinos have been shamed by other Latinos for not speaking Spanish.

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]]> 441543 Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about many aspects of the country’s future https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=americans-are-more-pessimistic-than-optimistic-about-many-aspects-of-the-countrys-future Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:01:34 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=435124 63% of Americans are pessimistic about the country’s moral and ethical standards, and 59% are pessimistic about its education system.

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]]> 435124 Among Asian Americans, U.S.-born children of immigrants are most likely to have hidden part of their heritage https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=among-asian-americans-us-born-children-of-immigrants-are-most-likely-to-have-hidden-part-of-their-heritage Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:01:14 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=434638 32% of U.S.-born Asian adults have hidden a part of their heritage, compared with 15% of immigrants.

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]]> 434638 Who is Hispanic? https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=who-is-hispanic Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:44:07 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/stub/who-is-hispanic/ The Census Bureau estimates there were roughly 63.7 million Hispanics in the U.S. as of 2022, a new high. They made up 19% of the nation’s population.

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]]> 327029 Black workers’ views and experiences in the U.S. labor force stand out in key ways https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=black-workers-views-and-experiences-in-the-us-labor-force-stand-out-in-key-ways Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:56:25 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=434081 Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.

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]]> 434081 Americans are divided on whether society overlooks racial discrimination or sees it where it doesn’t exist https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=americans-are-divided-on-whether-society-overlooks-racial-discrimination-or-sees-it-where-it-doesnt-exist Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:00:40 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=americans-are-divided-on-whether-society-overlooks-racial-discrimination-or-sees-it-where-it-doesnt-exist 53% of U.S. adults say people overlooking racial discrimination is a bigger problem than people seeing it where it really didn’t exist.

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]]> 433909 11 facts about Hispanic origin groups in the U.S. https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=11-facts-about-hispanic-origin-groups-in-the-us Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:57:37 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/stub/key-facts-about-u-s-hispanics/ In 2022, there were 63.7 million Hispanics living in the United States. The U.S. Hispanic population has diverse origins in Latin America and Spain.

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]]> 327123 Facts on Latinos in the U.S. https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=latinos-in-the-us-fact-sheet Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:36:41 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/2019/09/16/latinos-in-the-u-s-fact-sheet/ There were nearly 62.5 million Latinos in the United States in 2021, accounting for approximately 19% of the total U.S. population.

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]]> 341418 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy 60 Years After the March on Washington https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=martin-luther-king-jr-s-legacy-60-years-after-the-march-on-washington Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:01:48 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=433131 Most Americans say Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the country, with 47% saying he has had a very positive impact. 52% say the country has made a great deal or a fair amount of progress on racial equality in the past six decades.

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]]> 433131 How public attitudes toward Martin Luther King Jr. have changed since the 1960s https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=how-public-attitudes-toward-martin-luther-king-jr-have-changed-since-the-1960s Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:55:50 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=433187 About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.

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