According to a survey conducted in 2024, 47 percent of Black Americans reported that someone had called them by a racial or ethnic slur in the United States in the last 12 months. In comparison, 39 percent of Hispanic Americans, 32 percent of Asian Americans, and 14 percent of White Americans also said that they had been called a racial or ethnic slur within the last year.
Have you experienced any of the following incidents in the last 12 months, specifically because of your race, ethnicity, or religion?
Characteristic
Someone called me a racial or ethnic slur
Someone verbally harassed or abused me
I experienced cyberbullying
Someone threatened to physically assault me
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The Asian American Foundation. (May 1, 2024). Have you experienced any of the following incidents in the last 12 months, specifically because of your race, ethnicity, or religion? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395230/share-of-us-adults-who-faced-negative-experiences-due-to-race-or-ethnicity-us/
The Asian American Foundation. "Have you experienced any of the following incidents in the last 12 months, specifically because of your race, ethnicity, or religion?." Chart. May 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395230/share-of-us-adults-who-faced-negative-experiences-due-to-race-or-ethnicity-us/
The Asian American Foundation. (2024). Have you experienced any of the following incidents in the last 12 months, specifically because of your race, ethnicity, or religion?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395230/share-of-us-adults-who-faced-negative-experiences-due-to-race-or-ethnicity-us/
The Asian American Foundation. "Have You Experienced Any of The following Incidents in The Last 12 Months, Specifically Because of Your Race, Ethnicity, or Religion?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395230/share-of-us-adults-who-faced-negative-experiences-due-to-race-or-ethnicity-us/
The Asian American Foundation, Have you experienced any of the following incidents in the last 12 months, specifically because of your race, ethnicity, or religion? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395230/share-of-us-adults-who-faced-negative-experiences-due-to-race-or-ethnicity-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Have you experienced any of the following incidents in the last 12 months, specifically because of your race, ethnicity, or religion? [Graph], The Asian American Foundation, May 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395230/share-of-us-adults-who-faced-negative-experiences-due-to-race-or-ethnicity-us/