Attitudes Toward Racism And Inequality Are Shifting

… We know that racial disparities exist: By almost every measure of well-being, black people as a group in the United States fare worse than white people do. But how people feel about race and racism, particularly between black and white Americans, is complicated. …

The General Social Survey (GSS) has been asking questions about demographics and social trends, including several questions about race, since it began in 1972. The consistency of the questions over the years means the survey provides a unique look at attitudes about race in the United States, particularly among blacks and whites. CONT.

Anna Maria Barry-Jester, FiveThirtyEight

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