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Film writers ethnicity in the U.S. 2011-2017
Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by ethnicity
This statistic presents the distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2017, sorted by ethnicity. According to the source, 92.2 percent of movie writers in 2017 were white, with 7.8 percent of movie writer roles filled by people of color.
Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by ethnicity
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This statistic presents the distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2017, sorted by ethnicity. According to the source, 92.2 percent of movie writers in 2017 were white, with 7.8 percent of movie writer roles filled by people of color.
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- February 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2011 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- 2011 n=172; 2012 n= 172; 2013 n = 174; 2014 n = 163; 2015 n = 168; 2016 n = 173; 2017 n = 166
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2011 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- 2011 n=172; 2012 n= 172; 2013 n = 174; 2014 n = 163; 2015 n = 168; 2016 n = 173; 2017 n = 166
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