Striking findings from 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.
U.S. public school students often go to schools where at least half of their peers are the same race or ethnicity
In 2018-19, 79% of White elementary and secondary public school students went to schools where at least half of their peers were also White.
Racial and ethnic differences stand out in the U.S. gig workforce
There are racial and ethnic differences in who takes on gig platform jobs and the negative experiences some of these workers say they face.
America’s public school teachers are far less racially and ethnically diverse than their students
While the share of Black, Hispanic and Asian American teachers has increased, it hasn’t kept pace with the growth in the diversity of students.
African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic
Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.
What’s behind the growing gap between men and women in college completion?
The growing gender gap in higher education – in enrollment and graduation rates – has been a topic of conversation and debate in recent months.
Majority of Latinos Say Skin Color Impacts Opportunity in America and Shapes Daily Life
Latinos with darker skin color report more discrimination experiences than Latinos with lighter skin color.
More people globally see racial, ethnic discrimination as a serious problem in the U.S. than in their own society
Concerns about racial and ethnic discrimination are widespread in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed this spring.
Black adults in the U.S. South more likely than those in other regions to attend a Black congregation
Black Southerners diverge from other Black Americans – especially Northeasterners and Westerners – in other ways when it comes to religion.
Across religious groups, a majority of Black Americans say opposing racism is an essential part of their faith
75% of Black Americans say that opposing racism is essential to their faith or sense of morality, a view that extends across faith traditions.
