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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 20, 2021
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
May 20, 2021: Forty-six percent (46%) of U.S. adults feel a strong connection to their family's ethnic and cultural origin. A Pew Research Center study found that a smaller number—33%—consider that origin central to their identity.[1]
Fifty-five percent (55%) of Black Americans see their origin as central to their identity. So do 54% of Hispanics. However, 75% of white Americans do not.[1]
The topic of racial identity is very complex and a growing number of Americans “have one white parent and one nonwhite or Hispanic parent.”[2] Currently, about one out of 10 births in the U.S. come from such parentage. And, that number will keep growing because nearly one out of five new weddings cross racial or ethnic lines.[2]
Currently, just 49% of U.S. adults say Census Bureau racial and ethnic categories match their self-identity very well.[3]
An earlier Number of the Day noted that 6% of the U.S. population gave different ethnic and racial responses on the 2010 census than they did on the previous census.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- May 19, 2021 -55 percent of U.S. adults gained weight during the pandemic
- May 18, 2021 -12 million births in China during 2020
- May 17, 2021 -70 percent of voters see immigration and border control as a national security issue
- May 14, 2021 -46% of voters believe America is a racist nation
- May 13, 2021 -57 percent of U.S. adults believe desire for less immigration is driven by “sincere interest in controlling our borders"
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 28, 2021
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pew Research Center, "Americans’ origins and connections to their families’ roots," May 14, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deseret News, "We are misunderstanding the future of race in America," April 18, 2021
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "Only about half of Americans say census questions reflect their identity very well," May 14, 2021
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