How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Generations of slavery and discrimination have created conditions that make it difficult for blacks to work their way out of the lower class.]
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Slavery and discrimination make it hard for Blacks to rise · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 51,511 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Post-election wave item: weight with extra.weight_post (commonpostweight). Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 26% | 20% | 13% | 15% | 26% | 51511 | ±0.6 | |
| AK † |
Cooperative Election Study 2020 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 51,511 |
| 20% |
| 20% |
| 14% |
| 15% |
| 30% |
| 89 |
| ±15 |
| AL | 19% | 17% | 13% | 18% | 33% | 754 | ±5 |
| AR | 13% | 17% | 14% | 18% | 38% | 414 | ±7 |
| AZ | 24% | 20% | 15% | 15% | 27% | 1288 | ±4 |
| CA | 32% | 24% | 14% | 13% | 18% | 4233 | ±2 |
| CO | 31% | 21% | 13% | 12% | 23% | 919 | ±4 |
| CT | 25% | 25% | 13% | 16% | 21% | 555 | ±5 |
| DC | 63% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 5% | 156 | ±11 |
| DE | 28% | 21% | 15% | 13% | 23% | 205 | ±9 |
| FL | 23% | 21% | 13% | 16% | 26% | 3922 | ±2 |
| GA | 24% | 20% | 13% | 15% | 28% | 1614 | ±3 |
| HI | 27% | 27% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 176 | ±11 |
| IA | 20% | 19% | 11% | 17% | 33% | 549 | ±5 |
| ID | 14% | 20% | 14% | 17% | 37% | 274 | ±9 |
| IL | 28% | 19% | 15% | 14% | 24% | 1931 | ±3 |
| IN | 19% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 33% | 1229 | ±4 |
| KS | 26% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 32% | 392 | ±6 |
| KY | 16% | 15% | 15% | 17% | 37% | 838 | ±5 |
| LA | 25% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 34% | 509 | ±6 |
| MA | 37% | 20% | 15% | 12% | 17% | 1056 | ±4 |
| MD | 40% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 17% | 953 | ±4 |
| ME | 31% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 22% | 307 | ±8 |
| MI | 27% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 25% | 1699 | ±3 |
| MN | 28% | 22% | 13% | 15% | 21% | 879 | ±4 |
| MO | 21% | 19% | 11% | 19% | 30% | 1191 | ±4 |
| MS | 23% | 16% | 17% | 11% | 32% | 349 | ±7 |
| MT | 19% | 16% | 12% | 13% | 41% | 206 | ±10 |
| NC | 26% | 18% | 13% | 14% | 29% | 1611 | ±3 |
| ND | 12% | 24% | 15% | 31% | 18% | 137 | ±13 |
| NE | 25% | 17% | 16% | 23% | 20% | 286 | ±8 |
| NH | 30% | 21% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 337 | ±9 |
| NJ | 30% | 22% | 15% | 12% | 20% | 1472 | ±4 |
| NM | 26% | 24% | 15% | 12% | 23% | 328 | ±8 |
| NV | 29% | 16% | 11% | 16% | 28% | 611 | ±5 |
| NY | 30% | 23% | 16% | 13% | 18% | 3088 | ±3 |
| OH | 21% | 19% | 14% | 17% | 28% | 2223 | ±3 |
| OK | 21% | 14% | 13% | 19% | 32% | 444 | ±7 |
| OR | 39% | 19% | 8% | 12% | 22% | 792 | ±4 |
| PA | 24% | 21% | 14% | 16% | 26% | 2753 | ±2 |
| RI | 34% | 19% | 19% | 10% | 19% | 172 | ±12 |
| SC | 21% | 17% | 13% | 17% | 31% | 871 | ±5 |
| SD | 20% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 28% | 147 | ±12 |
| TN | 19% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 36% | 1174 | ±4 |
| TX | 23% | 20% | 11% | 15% | 31% | 3554 | ±2 |
| UT | 20% | 25% | 14% | 18% | 23% | 418 | ±7 |
| VA | 32% | 22% | 11% | 12% | 23% | 1564 | ±3 |
| VT | 29% | 20% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 135 | ±13 |
| WA | 33% | 23% | 10% | 13% | 21% | 1162 | ±3 |
| WI | 20% | 20% | 15% | 21% | 23% | 1072 | ±4 |
| WV | 14% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 41% | 388 | ±7 |
| WY † | 13% | 20% | 14% | 20% | 33% | 85 | ±15 |