During a survey conducted in 2020, 34 percent of people aged 65 and over reported that they believe there is a lot of discrimination against white people in the United States, compared to 48 percent in the same age group who said they felt the opposite.
Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in 2020, by age
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The Huffington Post. (October 7, 2020). Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987519/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-age-us/
The Huffington Post. "Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in 2020, by age." Chart. October 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987519/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-age-us/
The Huffington Post. (2020). Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987519/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-age-us/
The Huffington Post. "Share of Americans Who Feel There Is Discrimination against White People in 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987519/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-age-us/
The Huffington Post, Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987519/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-age-us/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in 2020, by age [Graph], The Huffington Post, October 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987519/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-age-us/