Most white Americans claim that in respect of them in America there is discrimination. These are the results of a survey conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and published in the NPR.
«If you apply for a job, preference is primarily given to black people,» says 68-year-old Tim Hershman from Akron, Ohio. «And, basically, you know if you need help from the government , then, if you’re white — you don’t get it. If you’re black you get».
84% of respondents believe that in the US there is discrimination against various ethnic and racial minorities. 55% of white Americans say that discrimination against white people is prevalent in America today. Although each ethnic or racial group there are people who have experienced discrimination, among white them quite a bit.
In General, white Americans (902 persons from 3453 respondents), based on their answers to the questions can be divided into 3 categories:
The survey also shows that white Americans with low and middle income to a greater extent believe that white are discriminated against. They say that they realized it at the time of recruitment, promotion or advancement, admission to higher educational institution.
