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From Gilani Research Foundation           September 2022, Issue # 758*

Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007

Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world

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Contact Details: Natasha Amir

Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan

Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com

This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 22 national & multi-country surveys 11 polling organizations have been represented.

Asia And MENA:

Pakistan (Inflation) 01 national polls

Africa:

Lesotho (Gender Issues) – 01 national polls

Euro Americas:

UK(Enterprise, Performance Ratings, National Trust, Sports), France (Health), Russia (Consumer Confidence), Italy (Enterprise , Sports) USA (New MediaPalestine/Israel Conflict, Ethnicity), Colombia (Employment Issues), Australia(Consumer Confidence, Economic Globalization) 13 national polls

Multi-Country Studies:

Ipsos Spain – 15 Countries (Environment)

Ipsos MORI – 28 Countries (Perceptions on Performance)

PEW – 19 Countries (Environment)

PEW – 237 Countries (Gender Issues)

IRI – 5 Countries (Consumer Confidence)

Asahi Shimbun – 2 Countries (Regional Organization)

YouGov Germany – 30 Countries (Consumer Confidence)

Topic of the Week:

About Six-In-Ten Black Adults Say Racism And Police Brutality Are Extremely Big Problems For Black People In The U S Today Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index

 

      ASIA AND MENA Regions

758-01 Almost 56% Pakistanis Hold The Opinion That Pakistan’s Biggest Problem Right Now Is Inflation (Click for Details)

84 per cent Pakistanis consider inflation biggest problem: survey - The  Current(Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 56% Pakistanis hold the opinion that Pakistan’s biggest problem right now is inflation. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the four provinces was asked the following question, “What do you think is Pakistan’s biggest problem right now?” In response to this question, 56% said inflation, 22% said unemployment while 8% said political instability, 5% said corruption, 4% said load shedding, 2% said water issue, 2% said it was some other issue and 1% said don’t know or gave no response.

(Gallup Pakistan)

August 29, 2022

3.4 Economy » Inflation

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                    AFRICA Regions

758-02 In Lesotho, Gender-Based Violence Tops The List Of Women’s-Rights Issues To Be Addressed (Click for Details)

(Lesotho) In Lesotho, almost two-thirds (64%) of citizens identify gender-based violence as the most important women’s-rights issue for the government and society to address. GBV ranks far ahead of unequal opportunities or pay in the workplace (11%), unequal rights of property ownership and inheritance (9%), unequal access to education (7%), and too few women in influential positions in government (7%) as priorities. Men and women hold almost identical views on the most important women’s-rights issues requiring the attention of the government and society.

(Afrobarometer)

31 August 2022

4.5 Society » Gender Issues

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             EURO-AMERICA Regions

*      EUROPE

758-03 Two Thirds Of SMEs Are Worried About The Energy Price Cap Rising (Click for Details)

(UK) A new YouGov survey of 526 small and medium sized enterprises (SMES) finds that 60% say they are having to pay higher energy bills than they were at the start of the year. For 13% of firms, bills have increased despite the fact they are using less energy now than they were at the start of the year. Of those firms experiencing higher prices, a large portion say they are unsustainable for the business – 44% say they won’t be able to sustain them for longer than 12 months, including 9% who say they already cannot afford to pay for them. These figures represent 26% and 5% of all SMEs, respectively.

(YouGov UK)

August 30, 2022

3.8 Economy » Enterprise

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758-04 Public More Likely To Think Boris Johnson Has Done A Bad Job As PM Than Any Other Since WWII (Click for Details)

Public more likely to think Boris Johnson has done a bad job as PM than any other since WWII(UK) New research by Ipsos in the UK shows Britons are more likely to say he has done a bad job as Prime Minister than any other person to hold the position since the Second World War – although he also ranks 4th on those being seen to have done a good job. Boris Johnson is in first place for being seen to have done a bad job (49%), followed by Theresa May (41%), David Cameron (38%) and Tony Blair (35%). There has been a 6-point fall in the proportion of Britons that think Gordon Brown did a bad job – reflecting his improved scores since 2021.

(Ipsos MORI)

31 August 2022

1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings

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758-05 2 In 3 Britons Say Things In Great Britain Are Heading In The Wrong Direction (Click for Details)

(UK) New polling by Ipsos in the UK shows almost two-thirds (64%) of Britons now believe things in this country are heading in the wrong directions while only 1 in 5 (21%) say things are heading the right way. The 64% saying things are heading in the wrong direction is the highest number since the last General Election. Those who voted for the Conservatives in 2019 are more likely to say things are going the right way, but only slightly. Three in 10 (29%) say things are heading in the right direction while a majority disagree (54%). On the other hand, three-quarters (74%) of Labour voters from 2019 say the country is heading in the wrong direction.

(Ipsos MORI)

2 September 2022

1.5 Domestic Politics » National Trust

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758-06 Nearly Half Of UK Adults Say They Watched, Followed Online, Or Were Involved In An Event For The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (Click for Details)

Woman_Running(UK) In a new poll by Ipsos, commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), almost half (46%) of adults in the UK and two in three (63%) in the Birmingham area said they had engaged with the 2022 Games. Six in ten (58%) people from Birmingham and the surrounding area agree the Games will have improved perceptions of the city across the rest of the UK and abroad, with less than one in ten (9%) saying it won't.

(Ipsos MORI)

2 September 2022

4.15 Society » Sports

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758-07 62% Of French People Affected By A Pest Infestation In The Last 5 Years (Click for Details)

(France) Between January and July 2022, already 18% of French people had to face an infestation, confirming this trend. Despite a lower presence with 11% of French people affected in the last 5 years, bed bugs are by far the most feared pest by respondents (35%) ahead of wasp and/or hornet nests (23%). This figure, counterintuitive, is explained by the rather low success rate of "home" treatments, if 71% of respondents try to solve the problem on their own, more than half of them fail (51%).

(Ipsos France)

August 31, 2022

4.11 Society » Health

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758-08 M-Pulse: The Index Of Economic Confidence Returned To A Positive Indicator (Click for Details)

(Russia) Within the framework of the research project "M-Pulse"*, Romir experts analyzed the dynamics of the impact of the socio-economic situation on a person. Among those who have television as a source of information, the index was +7 points. Among those who receive information from YouTube, the index was -10 points. Every second Russian has not noticed a change in their financial situation over the past month. At the same time, 54% of the population does not have any savings.

(Romir)

2 September 2022

3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence

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758-09 Italian SMEs On The Path Of Digital Transformation, But A Necessary Evolution Must Be Accelerated (Click for Details)

Digital Transformation: The Future of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) —  Transcontinental Times(Italy) 48% of companies have resorted to smart working and 98% have a digital communication channel, 31% have reviewed internal processes aimed at digital transformation, while 83% do not use any eCommerce channel. During the pandemic, companies and professionals have continued to be productive mainly thanks to smart working, a mode of work little used before the crisis. According to the American Express/BVA Doxa study, 48% of SMEs surveyed resorted to this mode precisely in relation to the epidemic: in fact, only 6% of the sample had already planned to implement agile work.

(BVA Doxa)

August 31, 2022

3.8 Economy » Enterprise

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758-10 Women And Young People Increasingly Inclined To Donate; 84% At Least Donated Once In 2021 (Click for Details)

(Italy) Women and younger generations are confirmed as donors: 84% of them say they have made at least one donation in 2021. Interesting is the positive trend of Millennials and Gen Z, which in 2021 confirm the leap forward of 2020 that had seen them grow from 79% to 84%.. Not only that, the percentage of Millennials (61%) who donate to multiple associations is also growing, while the most adults prefer to donate for a single association. The future for donations looks positive, 25% of Millennials said they want to donate more in the future, followed by Generation X at 18%.

(BVA Doxa)

August 31, 2022

4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs

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*      NORTH AMERICA

758-11 More So Than Adults, U S Teens Value People Feeling Safe Online Over Being Able To Speak Freely (Click for Details)

(USA) Overall, 62% of teens say people being able to feel welcome and safe online is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online. The majority of teens (59%) think that many people take such content too seriously, as do 54% of adults. Smaller shares in both groups believe offensive content online is too often excused as “not a big deal” (40% of teens and 44% of adults). Similar to teens, about six-in-ten adults ages 18 to 29 (62%) say offensive content is taken too seriously, as do 56% of those ages 30 to 64. By contrast, just 41% of adults 65 and older say the same.

(PEW)

AUGUST 30, 2022

4.6 Society » New Media

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758-12 About Six-In-Ten Black Adults Say Racism And Police Brutality Are Extremely Big Problems For Black People In The U S Today (Click for Details)

Photo showing visitors at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Astrid Riecken/picture alliance via Getty Images)(USA) More than a year after the murder of George Floyd and the national protests, debate and political promises that ensued, 65% of Black Americans say the increased national attention on racial inequality has not led to changes that improved their lives.1 And 44% say equality for Black people in the United States is not likely to be achieved, according to newly released findings from an October 2021 survey of Black Americans by Pew Research Center.

(PEW)

AUGUST 30, 2022

4.3 Society » Ethnicity

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758-13 Entrepreneurship Of The Elderly; 33% Of Older Adults Consider It As An Alternative To Maintain Their Autonomy (Click for Details)

(Colombia) Colombia has 6.8 million older adults, of which 45% are men and 55% women. It is estimated that by 2050 this figure will reach 14 million older adults. 33% of older adults consider entrepreneurship as an alternative to maintain their autonomy. Bucaramanga and Barranquilla are the cities where they have the greatest willingness to undertake, with 50%. 14% of older adults in Medellin express their interest in labor independence for having a family business tradition.

(CNC)

August 30, 2022

3.3 Economy » Employment Issues

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*   AUSTRALIA

758-14 Roy Morgan Business Confidence Up 1.1pts To 96.0 (Click for Details)

(Australia) In August 2022 Roy Morgan Business Confidence was 96.0 (up 1.1pts since July), the first monthly increase for four months since April 2022. The increase was the first for Business Confidence since the RBA began increasing interest rates in early May for the first time in over a decade. The RBA has now increased interest rates by 1.75% over the last four months and is expected to raise interest rates again next week by a further 0.5%.

(Roy Morgan)

August 29, 2022

3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence

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758-15 Australians Prefer To Partner With The EU Economically But Favour The US For A Security Partnership (Click for Details)

RMR Logo(Australia) A special Roy Morgan SMS survey taken in late August shows a clear majority of 61% of Australians say they prefer partnering with the USA for security issues but for partnering economically the European Union comes out on top, favoured by 43% of Australians. In terms of security issues, the USA is favoured by 61% of Australians and is far ahead of any other contenders including the European Union (22%) and United Kingdom (14%). Considered together, over a third of Australians, 36%, select one of the two European based partners. In contrast, only 2.5% of people say they prefer Australia to partner with China regarding security issues and only 0.5% nominate Russia.

(Roy Morgan)

September 01, 2022

3.6 Economy » Economic Globalization

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*   MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES

758-16 49% Of The World's Population, On Average, Feels Guilty About Its Impact On The Environment, A Study In 15 Countries (Click for Details)

49% of the world's population, on average, feels guilty about its impact on the environment, hence more and more people are willing to modify their habits to limit this impact Spain is the European country of the five analyzed in this study with the lowest percentage of activist population, leading the European list France (28%), followed by Germany (24%). Half of the Spanish population thinks that we are on the verge of the sixth extinction of living beings on the Planet.

(Ipsos Spain)

29 August 2022

4.14 Society » Environment

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758-17 Over 2 In 3 (67%) Of People, On Average, Across 28 Countries Feel The Economy In Their Country Is Bad (Click for Details)

Ipsos | Inflation | Opinion | Consumers | Citizens | PollWill inflation pop or will hot air slowly release from economies around the world? No one really knows. Some economists predict prices will continue to soar for quite a while yet. Others worry about stagflation (meaning there’s high inflation and high unemployment at the same time). Then there’s the doomsayers saying a severe recession is nigh. Four of the 23 countries in Ipsos’ Global Consumer Confidence Index have National Consumer Confidence Index scores that are significantly higher than before the pandemic.

(Ipsos MORI)

30 August 2022

3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance

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758-18 Climate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey (Click for Details)

 With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, a hot war between Russia and Ukraine ongoing, inflation rates rising globally and heat records being smashed across parts of the world, countries are facing a wide variety of challenges in 2022. Among the many threats facing the globe, climate change stands out as an especially strong concern among citizens in advanced economies, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. A median of 75% across 19 countries in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region label global climate change as a major threat.

(PEW)

AUGUST 31, 2022

4.14 Society » Environment

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758-19 Global Population Skews Male, But UN Projects Parity Between Sexes By 2050, Estimates Of 237 Countries (Click for Details)

 Globally, the number of males has exceeded the number of females since the mid-1960s. But by 2050, the worldwide sex ratio is expected to even out, according to recently released population projections from the United Nations. As of 2021, there were about 44 million more males than females in the global population. But that difference is expected to disappear as a result of several different demographic trends.

(PEW)

AUGUST 31, 2022

4.5 Society » Gender Issues

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758-20 IRI Poll In Africa’s 5 Littoral States Finds Economic Anxiety (Click for Details)

Poll shows West Africans more worried over economic and security challenges  - BaobabAfrica OnlineWhen asked about the most important problem facing their country today, pluralities in the surveyed regions of Ghana (42%), Cote d’Ivoire (38%), Togo (35%), and Benin (34%) all cited issues related to the economy. In Burkina Faso, “insecurity” was the top priority with 36%.  On security related matters, people who believe that violent extremism is a problem in their region of Burkina Faso (45%), Côte d’Ivoire (42%), Togo (45%), and Benin (39%), named “insurgent groups” as the most common perpetrators in their communities. A smaller percentage of people in Ghana (18%) agreed.

(International Republican Institute)

September 2, 2022

3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence

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758-21 At The Civic Level, Growing Warmth Between Japan, S Korea (Click for Details)

 An opinion poll on how Japanese and South Koreans view each other’s country showed a marked rise in favorable sentiment on both sides. Genron NPO, a Japanese nonprofit think tank, and the East Asia Institute, a South Korean think tank, have jointly conducted the surveys on an annual basis since 2013. Japanese who harbor favorable feelings toward South Korea increased by 5 percentage points to 30.4 percent, while those with unfavorable feelings came to 40.3 percent, down 8.5 percentage points from a year earlier.

(Asahi Shimbun)

September 2, 2022

2.8 Foreign Affairs & Security » Regional Organizations

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758-22 Consumers Around 30 Markets View Financial Security And Their Own Financial Situation Differently (Click for Details)

Hohe finanzielle Unsicherheit in Japan und DeutschlandData from YouGov Global Profiles shows that consumers around the world view financial security and their own financial situation differently. Globally, more than a fifth of consumers (21 percent) disagree with this statement. 41 percent of The Japanese do not see themselves as financially secure, closely followed by Germany with 37 percent, who do not agree with the statement: "I consider myself financially secure". In the USA and Greece, too, the majority of respondents do not see themselves as financially secure (34 and 31 percent respectively).

(YouGov Germany)

September 2, 2022

3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK

About Six-In-Ten Black Adults Say Racism And Police Brutality Are Extremely Big Problems For Black People In The U S Today

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About Six-In-Ten Black Adults Say Racism And Police Brutality Are Extremely Big Problems For Black People In The U S Today

Photo showing visitors at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Astrid Riecken/picture alliance via Getty Images)More than a year after the murder of George Floyd and the national protests, debate and political promises that ensued, 65% of Black Americans say the increased national attention on racial inequality has not led to changes that improved their lives.1 And 44% say equality for Black people in the United States is not likely to be achieved, according to newly released findings from an October 2021 survey of Black Americans by Pew Research Center.

This is somewhat of a reversal in views from September 2020, when half of Black adults said the increased national focus on issues of race would lead to major policy changes to address racial inequality in the country and 56% expected changes that would make their lives better.

At the same time, many Black Americans are concerned about racial discrimination and its impact. Roughly eight-in-ten say they have personally experienced discrimination because of their race or ethnicity (79%), and most also say discrimination is the main reason many Black people cannot get ahead (68%).  

Even so, Black Americans have a clear vision for how to achieve change when it comes to racial inequality. This includes support for significant reforms to or complete overhauls of several U.S. institutions to ensure fair treatment, particularly the criminal justice system; political engagement, primarily in the form of voting; support for Black businesses to advance Black communities; and reparations in the forms of educational, business and homeownership assistance. Yet alongside their assessments of inequality and ideas about progress exists pessimism about whether U.S. society and its institutions will change in ways that would reduce racism.

These findings emerge from an extensive Pew Research Center survey of 3,912 Black Americans conducted online Oct. 4-17, 2021. The survey explores how Black Americans assess their position in U.S. society and their ideas about social change. Overall, Black Americans are clear on what they think the problems are facing the country and how to remedy them. However, they are skeptical that meaningful changes will take place in their lifetime.

Black Americans see racism in our laws as a big problem and discrimination as a roadblock to progress

Bar chart showing about six-in-ten Black adults say racism and police brutality are extremely big problems for Black people in the U.S. today

Black adults were asked in the survey to assess the current nature of racism in the United States and whether structural or individual sources of this racism are a bigger problem for Black people. About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in our laws is a bigger problem than racism by individual people, while four-in-ten (43%) say acts of racism committed by individual people is the bigger problem. Only 3% of Black adults say that Black people do not experience discrimination in the U.S. today.

In assessing the magnitude of problems that they face, the majority of Black Americans say racism (63%), police brutality (60%) and economic inequality (54%) are extremely or very big problems for Black people living in the U.S. Slightly smaller shares say the same about the affordability of health care (47%), limitations on voting (46%), and the quality of K-12 schools (40%).

Aside from their critiques of U.S. institutions, Black adults also feel the impact of racial inequality personally. Most Black adults say they occasionally or frequently experience unfair treatment because of their race or ethnicity (79%), and two-thirds (68%) cite racial discrimination as the main reason many Black people cannot get ahead today.

Black Americans’ views on reducing racial inequality

Bar chart showing many Black adults say institutional overhauls are necessary to ensure fair treatment

Black Americans are clear on the challenges they face because of racism. They are also clear on the solutions. These range from overhauls of policing practices and the criminal justice system to civic engagement and reparations to descendants of people enslaved in the United States.

Changing U.S. institutions such as policing, courts and prison systems

About nine-in-ten Black adults say multiple aspects of the criminal justice system need some kind of change (minor, major or a complete overhaul) to ensure fair treatment, with nearly all saying so about policing (95%), the courts and judicial process (95%), and the prison system (94%).

Roughly half of Black adults say policing (49%), the courts and judicial process (48%), and the prison system (54%) need to be completely rebuilt for Black people to be treated fairly. Smaller shares say the same about the political system (42%), the economic system (37%) and the health care system (34%), according to the October survey.

While Black Americans are in favor of significant changes to policing, most want spending on police departments in their communities to stay the same (39%) or increase (35%). A little more than one-in-five (23%) think spending on police departments in their area should be decreased.

Black adults who favor decreases in police spending are most likely to name medical, mental health and social services (40%) as the top priority for those reappropriated funds. Smaller shares say K-12 schools (25%), roads, water systems and other infrastructure (12%), and reducing taxes (13%) should be the top priority.

Voting and ‘buying Black’ viewed as important strategies for Black community advancement

Black Americans also have clear views on the types of political and civic engagement they believe will move Black communities forward. About six-in-ten Black adults say voting (63%) and supporting Black businesses or “buying Black” (58%) are extremely or very effective strategies for moving Black people toward equality in the U.S. Smaller though still significant shares say the same about volunteering with organizations dedicated to Black equality (48%), protesting (42%) and contacting elected officials (40%).

Black adults were also asked about the effectiveness of Black economic and political independence in moving them toward equality. About four-in-ten (39%) say Black ownership of all businesses in Black neighborhoods would be an extremely or very effective strategy for moving toward racial equality, while roughly three-in-ten (31%) say the same about establishing a national Black political party. And about a quarter of Black adults (27%) say having Black neighborhoods governed entirely by Black elected officials would be extremely or very effective in moving Black people toward equality.

Most Black Americans support repayment for slavery

Discussions about atonement for slavery predate the founding of the United States. As early as 1672, Quaker abolitionists advocated for enslaved people to be paid for their labor once they were free. And in recent years, some U.S. cities and institutions have implemented reparations policies to do just that.

Most Black Americans say the legacy of slavery affects the position of Black people in the U.S. either a great deal (55%) or a fair amount (30%), according to the survey. And roughly three-quarters (77%) say descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should be repaid in some way.

Black adults who say descendants of the enslaved should be repaid support doing so in different ways. About eight-in-ten say repayment in the forms of educational scholarships (80%), financial assistance for starting or improving a business (77%), and financial assistance for buying or remodeling a home (76%) would be extremely or very helpful. A slightly smaller share (69%) say cash payments would be extremely or very helpful forms of repayment for the descendants of enslaved people.

Where the responsibility for repayment lies is also clear for Black Americans. Among those who say the descendants of enslaved people should be repaid, 81% say the U.S. federal government should have all or most of the responsibility for repayment. About three-quarters (76%) say businesses and banks that profited from slavery should bear all or most of the responsibility for repayment. And roughly six-in-ten say the same about colleges and universities that benefited from slavery (63%) and descendants of families who engaged in the slave trade (60%).

Black Americans are skeptical change will happen

Bar chart showing little hope among Black adults that changes to address racial inequality are likely

Even though Black Americans’ visions for social change are clear, very few expect them to be implemented. Overall, 44% of Black adults say equality for Black people in the U.S. is a little or not at all likely. A little over a third (38%) say it is somewhat likely and only 13% say it is extremely or very likely.

They also do not think specific institutions will change. Two-thirds of Black adults say changes to the prison system (67%) and the courts and judicial process (65%) that would ensure fair treatment for Black people are a little or not at all likely in their lifetime. About six-in-ten (58%) say the same about policing. Only about one-in-ten say changes to policing (13%), the courts and judicial process (12%), and the prison system (11%) are extremely or very likely.

This pessimism is not only about the criminal justice system. The majority of Black adults say the political (63%), economic (62%) and health care (51%) systems are also unlikely to change in their lifetime.

Black Americans’ vision for social change includes reparations. However, much like their pessimism about institutional change, very few think they will see reparations in their lifetime. Among Black adults who say the descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should be repaid, 82% say reparations for slavery are unlikely to occur in their lifetime. About one-in-ten (11%) say repayment is somewhat likely, while only 7% say repayment is extremely or very likely to happen in their lifetime.

Black Democrats, Republicans differ on assessments of inequality and visions for social change

Bar chart showing Black adults differ by party in their views on racial discrimination and changes to policing

Party affiliation is one key point of difference among Black Americans in their assessments of racial inequality and their visions for social change. Black Republicans and Republican leaners are more likely than Black Democrats and Democratic leaners to focus on the acts of individuals. For example, when summarizing the nature of racism against Black people in the U.S., the majority of Black Republicans (59%) say racist acts committed by individual people is a bigger problem for Black people than racism in our laws. Black Democrats (41%) are less likely to hold this view.

Black Republicans (45%) are also more likely than Black Democrats (21%) to say that Black people who cannot get ahead in the U.S. are mostly responsible for their own condition. And while similar shares of Black Republicans (79%) and Democrats (80%) say they experience racial discrimination on a regular basis, Republicans (64%) are more likely than Democrats (36%) to say that most Black people who want to get ahead can make it if they are willing to work hard.

On the other hand, Black Democrats are more likely than Black Republicans to focus on the impact that racial inequality has on Black Americans. Seven-in-ten Black Democrats (73%) say racial discrimination is the main reason many Black people cannot get ahead in the U.S, while about four-in-ten Black Republicans (44%) say the same. And Black Democrats are more likely than Black Republicans to say racism (67% vs. 46%) and police brutality (65% vs. 44%) are extremely big problems for Black people today.

Black Democrats are also more critical of U.S. institutions than Black Republicans are. For example, Black Democrats are more likely than Black Republicans to say the prison system (57% vs. 35%), policing (52% vs. 29%) and the courts and judicial process (50% vs. 35%) should be completely rebuilt for Black people to be treated fairly.

While the share of Black Democrats who want to see large-scale changes to the criminal justice system exceeds that of Black Republicans, they share similar views on police funding. Four-in-ten each of Black Democrats and Black Republicans say funding for police departments in their communities should remain the same, while around a third of each partisan coalition (36% and 37%, respectively) says funding should increase. Only about one-in-four Black Democrats (24%) and one-in-five Black Republicans (21%) say funding for police departments in their communities should decrease.

Among the survey’s other findings:

Black adults differ by age in their views on political strategies. Black adults ages 65 and older (77%) are most likely to say voting is an extremely or very effective strategy for moving Black people toward equality. They are significantly more likely than Black adults ages 18 to 29 (48%) and 30 to 49 (60%) to say this. Black adults 65 and older (48%) are also more likely than those ages 30 to 49 (38%) and 50 to 64 (42%) to say protesting is an extremely or very effective strategy. Roughly four-in-ten Black adults ages 18 to 29 say this (44%).

Gender plays a role in how Black adults view policing. Though majorities of Black women (65%) and men (56%) say police brutality is an extremely big problem for Black people living in the U.S. today, Black women are more likely than Black men to hold this view. When it comes to criminal justice, Black women (56%) and men (51%) are about equally likely to share the view that the prison system should be completely rebuilt to ensure fair treatment of Black people. However, Black women (52%) are slightly more likely than Black men (45%) to say this about policing. On the matter of police funding, Black women (39%) are slightly more likely than Black men (31%) to say police funding in their communities should be increased. On the other hand, Black men are more likely than Black women to prefer that funding stay the same (44% vs. 36%). Smaller shares of both Black men (23%) and women (22%) would like to see police funding decreased.

Income impacts Black adults’ views on reparations. Roughly eight-in-ten Black adults with lower (78%), middle (77%) and upper incomes (79%) say the descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should receive reparations. Among those who support reparations, Black adults with upper and middle incomes (both 84%) are more likely than those with lower incomes (75%) to say educational scholarships would be an extremely or very helpful form of repayment. However, of those who support reparations, Black adults with lower (72%) and middle incomes (68%) are more likely than those with higher incomes (57%) to say cash payments would be an extremely or very helpful form of repayment for slavery.

(PEW)

AUGUST 30, 2022

Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-have-a-clear-vision-for-reducing-racism-but-little-hope-it-will-happen/

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