Poll: Black Americans' reports of mistreatment steady or higher

Black Americans’ self-reports of being treated unfairly in a variety of situations are generally steady or higher rather than declining. This includes a new high of 35% who say they personally were treated unfairly while shopping during the past 30 days, up from 24% last year. In five other situations, reports of recent unfair treatment are similar to a year ago, and range from 17% to 21%.

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In general, Black Americans are no less likely to report being treated unfairly in any of the five situations now than they were when Gallup first asked the items in 1997. The healthcare item was first asked in 2004…

Before this year, the percentage of Black adults who reported mistreatment at stores in the past 30 days ranged from 24% to 30%.

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