KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ RACIAL DISPARITIES AND PROTESTS CORONAVIRUS METHODOLOGY CROSS-TABS ENDNOTES KFF Health Tracking Poll - June 2020 Liz Hamel , Audrey Kearney , Ashley Kirzinger , Lunna Lopes, Cailey Muñana, and Mollyann Brodie  Published: Jun 26, 2020      • • • Key Findings: Amid weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd that have drawn national attention to issues of institutional racism and police violence, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that seven in ten Black adu say they have experienced serious incidents of discrimination in their lifetime, including half who say they ha felt their life was in danger because of their race or ethnicity, and about one in five (rising to 30% of Black m who say they have been a victim of police violence.

About six in ten Black adults also report experiencing un treatment in various settings in the past 12 months, including four in ten who experienced this while shoppin (44%) or at a bar, restaurant, or entertainment venue (41%), and 30% who experienced unfair treatment in interactions with police. Hispanics are also disproportionately likely to report discrimination and unfair treatm compared to Whites, including 45% who report experiencing unfair treatment in the past 12 months and 41% who report ever experiencing specific serious forms of discrimination.

Majorities of the public overall support two key reforms aimed at reducing the use of excessive force by polic banning police from using chokeholds and strangleholds and banning no-knock warrants – though Republic are less supportive (52% support banning chokeholds and 34% support banning no-knock warrants).

There broad and bipartisan support for several other police reform proposals, including requiring officers to interve to stop the excessive use of force by other officers, requiring verbal warnings before shooting, mandatory public release of disciplinary records, and allowing individuals to sue police officers if they feel they were subjected to excessive force. Two-thirds of the public support the recent protests against police violence, and 9% say they personally attended a protest or rally in the last 3 months either to protest police violence or in support of Black Lives Matter or other anti-racist causes.

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KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ • about the protests leading to an increase in coronavirus cases. Big partisan differences remain when it comes to perceptions of racism, protests, and police violence. Large majorities of Democrats say racism (82%) and police violence against the public (65%) are “big problems” in the U.S., while much smaller shares of Republicans agree (25% and 14%, respectively).

Conversely, 62% o Republicans compared with 24% of Democrats say “violence caused by protesters” is a big problem. Partisa differences also extend to knowledge about the disparities faced by Black and Hispanic adults when it come to health care and experiences with police.

For example, Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to kn that Black Americans are more likely than White Americans to get sick or die from coronavirus (69% vs. 34% Similarly, 64% of Democrats know that Black Americans are less likely than White Americans to be covered health insurance, while most Republicans (70%) say there is no difference. Nearly nine in ten (87%) Democ know that Black Americans are more likely than White Americans to experience police violence, while 52% o Republicans say there is no difference.

Large Shares Of Black Adults Report Experiences With Racial Discrimination At a time when protests across the country are highlighting issues of structural racism and discrimination, 63% Black adults and nearly half (45%) of Hispanic adults say they have been treated unfairly in a variety of situatio in the past 12 months because of their race or ethnicity.

Most commonly, about four in ten Black adults and abo a quarter of Hispanic adults say they have been treated unfairly due to their racial or ethnic background when t were shopping (44% and 28%, respectively) or when they were at a restaurant, bar, theater, or other entertainment place (41% and 25%). Black adults (30%) are nearly three times as likely as Hispanic adults (11 — and ten times as likely as White adults (3%) to say they have been treated unfairly in dealings with the police due to their race.

About one in five Black and Hispanic adults say they have experienced unfair treatment due t their race at work (20% and 18%, respectively) and about one in six say they have been experienced unfair treatment while getting health care (17% and 14%, respectively). Very small shares of White adults say they ha experienced any of these types of unfair treatment due to their racial or ethnic background.

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Figure 1: About Six In Ten Black Adults And Over Four In Ten Hispanics Say They Have Been Treated Unfairly Due T Their Race Or Ethnicity When asked about more specific experiences of discrimination or violence due to their race or ethnicity, the disparities are no less stark.

About half of Black adults (48%), including 60% of Black men and 38% of Black women, say they have ever been afraid their life was in danger because of their race. This compares to about a quarter (26%) of Hispanic adults and 16% of White adults. Black adults are also much more likely than Hispani White adults to say they have been denied a job for which they were qualified (40%, 15%, and 8%, respectively or denied housing they could afford due to their race (26%, 8%, and 3%).

When it comes to interactions with police, Black adults are more than twice as likely as Hispanic adults and eight times as likely as White adults to say they have been stopped or detained by police because of their racial or ethnic background (41%, 16%, and 5%, respectively). Moreover, about one in five Black adults (21%) – including 30% of Black men – say they hav been a victim of police violence due to their racial background.

Overall, seven in ten Black adults (71%) say the have ever experienced at least one of these more specific instances of discrimination due to their race or ethnic compared with four in ten Hispanics (41%) and a quarter of Whites (24%).

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Figure 2: Nearly Half Of Black Americans Say They Have Been Afraid Their Life Was In Danger Due To Their Racial Background Public Broadly Supports Proposals To Address Police Violence In recent weeks following the death of George Floyd and ensuing nationwide protests, a number of reforms hav been proposed to address police violence and excessive use of force.

New York and Iowa have recently banne police from using chokeholds or strangleholds, Congressional Democrats have introduced a police reform bill to address racism and excessive force by police, and U.S. Representatives Justin Amash and Ayanna Pressley have introduced a bill to end qualified immunity for police officers, which would make it easier for victims of poli misconduct to successfully sue officers in civil court. When asked about a number of proposals aimed at reducing excessive use of force by police officers, majoritie of the public express support.

Americans overwhelmingly support requiring police to intervene and stop excess force used by other officers and report these incidents (95%) and requiring police to give a verbal warning, whe possible, before shooting a civilian (89%). About three in four support requiring states to publicly release disciplinary records for law enforcement officers (76%) and allowing individuals to sue police officers if they fee they were subjected to excessive force (73%).

Two-thirds support banning police from using chokeholds and strangleholds (68%) and about half (52%) support banning no-knock warrants that allow police to enter a perso residence unannounced. 1,2

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Figure 3: Majorities Support Various Proposals Aimed At Reducing Excessive Use Of Force By Police Officers There is bipartisan support for many proposals aimed at reducing police violence, including requiring officers to intervene to stop the excessive use of force by other officers, requiring verbal warnings before shooting, mandatory public release of disciplinary records, and allowing individuals to sue police officers if they feel they were subjected to excessive force.

When it comes to banning police from using chokeholds and strangleholds, large majorities of Democrats (82%) and independents (70%) are in support, compared with a bare majority (52 of Republicans. And while majorities of Democrats and independents support banning no-knock warrants, only about a third of Republicans (34%) support this proposal. Table 1: There is bipartisan support for many policies aimed at reducing police violence.

Percent who support each of the following proposals: Democrats Independents Republica Requiring police to intervene and stop excessive force used by other officers and report these incidents 97% 96% 95% Requiring police to give a verbal warning before shooting at a civilian 95 90 83 Requiring states to publicly release disciplinary records for law enforcement officers 89 75 62 Allowing individuals to sue police officers if they feel they were subjected to excessive force 85 74 55 Banning police from using chokeholds and strangleholds 82 70 52 Banning no-knock warrants that allow police to enter a person’s residence unannounced 65 56 34

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Most Support Recent Protests Against Police Violence; One in Ten Say They Have Participated About two in three Americans (64%) support the recent protests against police violence while three in ten oppo the protests (30%).

There are sharp partisan divisions on the recent protests with an overwhelming majority of Democrats (86%) and two in three independents (67%) saying they support the protests while about six in ten Republicans (57%) oppose. Majorities across racial/ethnic groups support the protests including about eight in Black Americans (84%) and about six in ten White Americans (61%) and Hispanics (64%).

Figure 4: Two-Thirds Of The Public Support Recent Protests Against Police Violence, Including At Least Six In Ten Across Race And Ethnicity At the same time that a majority of the public supports the recent protests, more than half (56%) say they are v or somewhat worried that protests may lead to an increase in coronavirus cases in their area. Notably, Democr and Black adults – groups that are most likely to support the protests – are also among the most likely to say th are worried about the protests leading to an increase in coronavirus cases (73% and 68% respectively).

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Figure 5: A Majority Of The Public Are Worried About Increase In Coronavirus Cases From Protests Eleven percent of adults say they have attended a protest, march, or demonstration in the last three months, including 9% who say they attended an event to protest police violence or in support of Black Lives Matter or o anti-racist causes (less than 1% of adults say they attended a protest to ease stay-at-home restrictions implemented due to coronavirus in the past three months).

While a majority of Americans are worried that rece protests may lead to an increase in coronavirus cases in their area, most of those who say they attended a pro or demonstration in the last 3 months say they are not too worried (29%) or not at all worried (49%) that they m have exposed themselves to coronavirus when attending such an event.

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Figure 6: About One In Ten Americans Say They Have Attended A Rally, Protest Or Demonstration In The Past Three Months Who are the 9% of Americans who have been protesting police violence and racism in the past few months? Recent protesters are likely to be younger adults, with more than eight in ten being under 50 years old, includin half (52%) who are between the ages of 18 to 29.

Most of those who report attending recent protests against police violence and racism are college graduates (53%). These protesters are likely to be Democrats (42%) or independents (46%) with just 6% of protesters identifying as Republicans.

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Figure 7: Protestors Against Police Violence And In Support Of Black Lives Matter More Likely To Be Younger, Colle Graduates Partisans Differ in Perceptions of Racism, Police Violence, and Protests as Problems Large shares of Americans view racism, police violence, and violence caused by protesters as at least somewh of a problem in the U.S. today.

About six in ten (58%) say racism is a “big problem,” while about four in ten say same about police violence against the public (42%) and violence caused by protesters (38%).

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Figure 8: Majority Of Americans Say Racism Is A Big Problem In The U.S. Today While majorities across racial and ethnic groups view racism as a big problem in the U.S., the share is largest among Black adults (85%) compared with those who are Hispanic (62%) or White (53%).

Racial and ethnic divisions are deeper when it comes to perceptions of the problem of police violence – 77% of Black adults say police violence against the public is a big problem, compared with just under half (47%) of Hispanic adults and about a third (34%) of White adults. Partisan divisions in perceptions of these problems run deep. Eight in ten Democrats (82%) and a majority of independents (59%) say racism is a big problem in the U.S. today, compared with 25% of Republicans who say the same. Democrats are much more likely to say police violence is a big problem (65%) than violence caused protesters (24%).

Conversely, Republicans are much more likely to say violence caused by protesters is a big problem (62%) than to say the same of police violence against the public (14%). Table 2: Black adults, Democrats are more likely to say police violence is a “big problem” Percent who say each of the following is a “big problem” in the U.S. today: Party ID Race/Ethnicity Democrats Independents Republicans White Black Hispani Racism 82% 59% 25% 53% 85% 62% Police violence against the public 65 41 14 34 77 47 Violence caused by protesters 24 36 62 39 27 45

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ Many Recognize Racial Disparities in Health Care and Experiences with Police Violence, but Partisan Perceptions Diverge Overall, many adults in the U.S. recognize the disparities faced by Black and Hispanic people when it comes to health care and interactions with the police.

Seven in ten adults (69%) think Black Americans are more likely th White Americans to experience police violence and a majority (56%) think Hispanic Americans are more likely than White Americans to experience police violence. A KFF analysis has shown that early data suggest coronavirus is disproportionately affecting communities of color. Half of the public (50%) recognize that Black Americans are more likely to get sick or die from coronavirus while fewer (36%) are aware of the disproportiona impact of coronavirus on Hispanics.

About four in ten Americans think Black adults and Hispanic adults are mo likely than their White counterparts to receive poor quality health care (42% and 38%, respectively) and to lose their job or income as a result of coronavirus (40% and 44%, respectively). More than four in ten think Black an Hispanic adults are less likely to be able to access the health care they need (44% and 45%, respectively) or to covered by health insurance (45% and 49%, respectively).

Figure 9: Seven In Ten Say Black Americans Are More Likely To Experience Police Violence Compared To White Americans There are partisan differences in perceptions and knowledge of disparities faced by Black and Hispanic adults 3 4

KFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2020 – Racism, Protests, and Racial Disparities – 9491 | KFF https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-june-2020-racism-protests-and-racial-disparities/ CORONAVIRUS, DELAYED CARE AND 2020 ELECTION when it comes to health care and experiences with police. Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to kno that Black Americans are more likely than White Americans to get sick or die from coronavirus (69% vs. 34%).

Similarly, 64% of Democrats know that Black Americans are less likely than White Americans to be covered by health insurance, while most Republicans (70%) say there is no difference. Nearly nine in ten Democrats (87% know that Black Americans are more likely than White Americans to experience police violence, while 52% of Republicans say there is no difference.

Table 3: Democrats and independents are more likely than Republicans to recognize disparities faced by Black and Hispanic American Compared to White Americans, do you think Black Americans are more or less likely to… Compared to White Americans, do you thin Hispanic Americans are more or less likely t Democrats Independents Republicans Democrats Independents Republica …experience police violence More likely 87% 73% 38% 77% 59% 25% Less likely 2 4 7 2 3 3 No difference 11 21 52 20 36 71 …get sick or die from coronavirus More likely 69 47 34 57 36 15 Less likely 1 3 2 3 4 2 No difference 29 46 62 36 56 81 …be covered by health insurance More likely 5 6 10 8 7 8 Less likely 64 48 18 64 51 29 No difference 26 42 70 24 39 63 TOPICS Disparities Policy, Coronavirus (COVID-19) TAGS Tracking Poll, Race/Ethnicity, Public Health, Black, Hispanic, Demographics, Access to Care, Polling DOWNLOAD  TOPLINE & METHODOLOGY

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