This statistic shows the level of importance of actors being the same race as the characters they portray in the United States as of May 2019, sorted by ethnicity. The findings reveal that 26 percent of African Americans felt that it was very important that actors are the same race as the characters they portray, compared to just 15 percent of White respondents who said the same.
Importance of actors being the same race as the characters they portray in the United States as of May 2019, by ethnicity
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Morning Consult. (May 21, 2019). Importance of actors being the same race as the characters they portray in the United States as of May 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013396/actor-race-same-as-characters-attitudes-us-by-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Importance of actors being the same race as the characters they portray in the United States as of May 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. May 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013396/actor-race-same-as-characters-attitudes-us-by-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. (2019). Importance of actors being the same race as the characters they portray in the United States as of May 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013396/actor-race-same-as-characters-attitudes-us-by-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Importance of Actors Being The Same Race as The Characters They Portray in The United States as of May 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013396/actor-race-same-as-characters-attitudes-us-by-ethnicity/
Morning Consult, Importance of actors being the same race as the characters they portray in the United States as of May 2019, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013396/actor-race-same-as-characters-attitudes-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Importance of actors being the same race as the characters they portray in the United States as of May 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], Morning Consult, May 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013396/actor-race-same-as-characters-attitudes-us-by-ethnicity/