Racial disparities exist in the U.S. regarding personal experiences with knowing people who have had serious illnesses arising from COVID-19. Approximately a quarter of black U.S. adults say they personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died due to having COVID-19, whereas only 13 percent of both white and Hispanic U.S. adults said the same. This statistic shows the percentage of respondents who personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died as a result of having COVID-19 in the U.S. as of April 12, 2020, by race.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19, as April 12, 2020, by race*
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Pew Research Center. (April 14, 2020). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19, as April 12, 2020, by race* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112250/personally-know-covid-death-hospitalization-us-by-race/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19, as April 12, 2020, by race*." Chart. April 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112250/personally-know-covid-death-hospitalization-us-by-race/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19, as April 12, 2020, by race*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112250/personally-know-covid-death-hospitalization-us-by-race/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Personally Know Someone Who Has Been Hospitalized or Died Due to Covid-19, as April 12, 2020, by Race*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112250/personally-know-covid-death-hospitalization-us-by-race/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19, as April 12, 2020, by race* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112250/personally-know-covid-death-hospitalization-us-by-race/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19, as April 12, 2020, by race* [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112250/personally-know-covid-death-hospitalization-us-by-race/
