• Global: influence of own ethnicity on opportunities

According to a survey from 2021, more than one in three adults worldwide stated that their own race, ethnicity, or national origin has had an impact on their employment and education opportunities as well as access to social services and housing. 39 percent of the respondents agreed a lot or somewhat to having their employment opportunities impacted by their ethnic origin. The majority of respondents, however, were not impacted by this at all.

Perceived influence of own ethnicity and national origin on opportunities worldwide 2021, by country

Characteristic	A lot	Somewhat	Not very much	Not at all
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Release date

February 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January 22 to February 5, 2021

Number of respondents

20,020 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Over the course of your life and experiences, would you say that your own race, ethnicity, or national origin has had an impact on your opportunities for each of the following:"

The sample consists of approximately 1,000 individuals in each of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland), France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S., and 500 individuals in each of Argentina, Chile, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and Turkey

The samples in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the U.S. can be taken as representative of these countries’ general adult population under the age of 75

The samples in Brazil, Chile, China (mainland), India, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey are more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The survey results for these countries should be viewed as reflecting the views of the more “connected” segment of their population.