The prevalence of discrimination across racial groups in contemporary America: Results from a nationally representative sample of adults

Brian B Boutwell, Joseph L Nedelec, Bo Winegard, Todd Shackelford, Kevin M Beaver, Michael Vaughn, J C Barnes and John P Wright

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-8

Abstract: A large body of social science research is devoted to understanding the causes and correlates of discrimination. Comparatively less effort has been aimed at providing a general prevalence estimate of discrimination using a nationally representative sample. The current study is intended to offer such an estimate using a large sample of American respondents (N = 14,793) while also exploring perceptions regarding why respondents felt they were discriminated against. The results provide a broad estimate of self-reported discrimination experiences—an event that was only reported by about one-quarter of all sample members—across racial and ethnic categories.

Date: 2017
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