File photo taken on August 9, 2015 shows protestors attend a memorial service in Ferguson, Missouri, the United States. (Xinhua/Marcus DiPaola) |
The number of Americans worrying a “great deal” about the nation’s race relations has risen by seven points from last year, hitting a record high, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
Thirty-five percent said they worry a “great deal” about U.S. race relations, the third consecutive one showing a significant rise in worries about race relations, compared with 28 percent in 2015. Meanwhile, 42 percent expressed that level of anxiety in the Gallup poll, the peak since the polling firm started measuring the topic 17 years ago. The percentage of those worried a great deal about U.S. race relations decreased to its lowest point in 2010, when 13 percent voiced that concern under former President Barack Obama. Gallup said that multiple shootings involving police and unarmed African-Americans last year may be behind the latest figures showing a continued rise in worry over U.S. race relations. Gallup conducted its latest survey of 1,018 U.S. adults via landline and cellphones between March 1 and 5. It has a margin of error of 4 percentage points. |
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