According to a survey conducted in 2023, 26 percent of Gen Z adults and Millennials in the United States reported experiencing discrimination or hostility based on race or ethnicity. In comparison, only eight percent of the surveyed Silent Generation shared experiences of discrimination based on race or ethnicity.
Share of adults who report experiencing discrimination or hostility based on sexual orientation, religion, gender, age, and race in the United States in 2023, by generation
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Public Religion Research Institute. (January 24, 2024). Share of adults who report experiencing discrimination or hostility based on sexual orientation, religion, gender, age, and race in the United States in 2023, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448611/us-experiences-of-discrimination-by-generation/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of adults who report experiencing discrimination or hostility based on sexual orientation, religion, gender, age, and race in the United States in 2023, by generation." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448611/us-experiences-of-discrimination-by-generation/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2024). Share of adults who report experiencing discrimination or hostility based on sexual orientation, religion, gender, age, and race in the United States in 2023, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448611/us-experiences-of-discrimination-by-generation/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Adults Who Report Experiencing Discrimination or Hostility Based on Sexual Orientation, Religion, Gender, Age, and Race in The United States in 2023, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448611/us-experiences-of-discrimination-by-generation/
Public Religion Research Institute, Share of adults who report experiencing discrimination or hostility based on sexual orientation, religion, gender, age, and race in the United States in 2023, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448611/us-experiences-of-discrimination-by-generation/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of adults who report experiencing discrimination or hostility based on sexual orientation, religion, gender, age, and race in the United States in 2023, by generation [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448611/us-experiences-of-discrimination-by-generation/