This statistic presents the share of race-related tweets that were tied to current events in the United States from January 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016. According to the source, 60 percent of the tweets were related to current events, including ten percent that mentioned the 2016 presidential campaign.
Distribution of race-related tweets that were tied to current events in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Related to current events
60%
2016 campaign
10%
Police or judicial system
7%
Celebrities or entertainment
7%
Other current events
35%
Not related to current events
40%
About discrimination, but not tied to specific events
22%
Related to race, but not explicitly about racial discrimination
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Pew Research Center. (August 15, 2016). Distribution of race-related tweets that were tied to current events in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678168/us-share-of-race-related-tweets-that-were-tied-to-current-events/
Pew Research Center. "Distribution of race-related tweets that were tied to current events in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016." Chart. August 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678168/us-share-of-race-related-tweets-that-were-tied-to-current-events/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Distribution of race-related tweets that were tied to current events in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678168/us-share-of-race-related-tweets-that-were-tied-to-current-events/
Pew Research Center. "Distribution of Race-related Tweets That Were Tied to Current Events in The United States from January 2015 to March 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678168/us-share-of-race-related-tweets-that-were-tied-to-current-events/
Pew Research Center, Distribution of race-related tweets that were tied to current events in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678168/us-share-of-race-related-tweets-that-were-tied-to-current-events/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of race-related tweets that were tied to current events in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678168/us-share-of-race-related-tweets-that-were-tied-to-current-events/
