This statistic presents the share of encountered social media content about race or race relations according to social media users in the United States as of May 2016, sorted by ethnicity. During the survey period, 24 percent of black respondents stated that most of the posts they saw on social networking sites were about race or race relations. Only six percent of white respondents stated the same.
Share of encountered social media content about race or race relations according to social media users in the United States as of May 2016, by ethnicity
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Pew Research Center. (August 15, 2016). Share of encountered social media content about race or race relations according to social media users in the United States as of May 2016, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677995/us-social-media-race-relations-content-encounters-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of encountered social media content about race or race relations according to social media users in the United States as of May 2016, by ethnicity." Chart. August 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677995/us-social-media-race-relations-content-encounters-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. (2016). Share of encountered social media content about race or race relations according to social media users in the United States as of May 2016, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677995/us-social-media-race-relations-content-encounters-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of Encountered Social Media Content about Race or Race Relations According to Social Media Users in The United States as of May 2016, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677995/us-social-media-race-relations-content-encounters-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Share of encountered social media content about race or race relations according to social media users in the United States as of May 2016, by ethnicity [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/677995/us-social-media-race-relations-content-encounters-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
