Agreement with resenting when Whites deny that racial discrimination exists, asked in the CES in 2020, 2022, and 2024.
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Latest: 41% answered “Strongly agree” in CES: Resent Whites denying racial discrimination exists, 2024.
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| Line | Question | Match | How answers map |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES: Resentment when Whites deny racial discrimination exists | Resentment when Whites deny racial discrimination exists How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? [I resent when Whites deny the existence of racial discrimination.] Caveat: Wording truncated in the question text ("discrimin"); the scale is the same | identical | Strongly agree → Strongly agree; Somewhat agree → Somewhat agree; Neither agree nor disagree → Neither agree nor disagree; Somewhat disagree → Somewhat disagree; Strongly disagree → Strongly disagree |
| CES: Resent Whites denying racial discrimination exists | Resent Whites denying racial discrimination exists How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? [I resent when Whites deny the existence of racial discrimination.] Caveat: Same wording and scale | identical | Strongly agree → Strongly agree; Somewhat agree → Somewhat agree; Neither agree nor disagree → Neither agree nor disagree; Somewhat disagree → Somewhat disagree; Strongly disagree → Strongly disagree |
| CES: Resent Whites denying racial discrimination exists | Resent Whites denying racial discrimination exists How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? [I resent when Whites deny the existence of racial discrimination.] Caveat: Same wording and scale | identical | Strongly agree → Strongly agree; Somewhat agree → Somewhat agree; Neither agree nor disagree → Neither agree nor disagree; Somewhat disagree → Somewhat disagree; Strongly disagree → Strongly disagree |