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Pew Research CenterNovember 3, 2021
Majority of Latinos Say Skin Color Impacts Opportunity in America and Shapes Daily Life

Younger Latinos are more likely than older Latinos to report experiencing discrimination

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Majority of Latinos Say Skin Color Impacts Opportunity in America and Shapes Daily Life
For U.S. Latinos, skin color shapes life experiences
Hispanics with darker skin more likely to experience discrimination incidents than those with lighter skin
A quarter of Latinos say when growing up, family talked to them about the challenges they might face due to their race or ethnicity
The distribution of skin color among U.S. Hispanics
Since 2019, fewer Hispanics say too little attention is paid to race and racial issues nationally. Though about half say too little attention is paid to race and racial issues concerning Hispanics
About half of Hispanics hear racially insensitive comments and jokes from relatives and friends
Most Hispanics say having a college degree, legal status and a lighter skin color are advantages in U.S.
Hispanics who faced discrimination are more likely to say skin color shapes their daily life
About half of U.S Latinos experienced discrimination during the first 12 months of the pandemic
About half of Latino adults experienced one of eight discrimination incidents in the first year of the pandemic; some heard expressions of support
Higher shares of Latinos with darker skin report experiences with discrimination than Latinos with lighter skin
Younger Latinos are more likely than older Latinos to report experiencing discrimination
More than half of Latinos say skin color shapes their daily experiences
Latino Democrats more likely than Latino Republicans to say skin color shapes their daily life
Latinos with darker skin more likely than Latinos with lighter skin to talk with family about challenges due to race or ethnicity
One-in-four Latinos say while growing up, family talked to them about challenges related to race or ethnicity
Discrimination based on race or skin color are topics of conversations with family and friends for half of Hispanics
Half of Hispanics say Hispanic family and friends make what might be considered racist or racially insensitive comments or jokes
Younger Hispanics are more likely to have heard a Hispanic friend or family member make comments or jokes that might be considered racist or racially insensitive
A majority of Hispanics say having lighter skin color is an advantage in the country
More than half of Hispanics say having lighter skin color helps to get ahead in the U.S. today
Hispanic Democrats, more than Republicans, say lighter skin color is an advantage for getting ahead
Younger Latinos most likely to say race and racial issues get too little attention in the U.S. today
Half of Hispanics say racial issues concerning Hispanics in the U.S get too little attention
More than half of Hispanics say too little attention is paid to racial issues concerning Asians in the U.S.
About half of Hispanics say racial or skin-color-based discrimination is a very big problem in the U.S. these days
About a quarter of Latinos born in Puerto Rico or in another country say racial discrimination is not a problem in their birth places
Majority of Latinos say their race is White in two-question race and ethnicity format
The distribution of skin color among U.S. Hispanics
How others would describe Latinos when walking down the street
In open-ended question, most Hispanics identify their race as Hispanic or link it to their country or region of origin
Most common combination of answers to the four racial identity measures
How Latinos who rate their skin color as lighter or darker identify their race in other measures
Almost all Latinos who say others would describe them as White choose a lighter skin color to describe themselves
Large majority of Latinos who identify as ‘some other race’ also say others would describe them as Latino when walking past them on the street
Almost all Latinos who describe their race as White in an open-ended question also choose a lighter skin color to describe themselves
Demographic characteristics of Latinos by skin color
Demographic characteristics of Latinos according to the race others would describe them as when walking past them on the street
Demographic characteristics of Latinos according to their race in a two-question format
Demographic characteristics of Latinos according to how they describe their race in an open-ended question
American Trends Panel recruitment surveys
Invitation and reminder dates
Weighting dimensions
Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling
Final dispositions
Cumulative response rate

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