Black Americans more likely to view structural racism as bigger problem: survey

Pedestrians walk past a social distancing notice on Times Square in New York, the United States, July 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

About half of Black adults (52 percent) say that racism in U.S. laws is the bigger problem for Black people in the country, while 43 percent say the greater issue is racism by individuals.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Americans tend to view racism by individuals as a bigger problem for Black people in the United States than racism in the nation's laws, but Black Americans themselves are more likely to say racism in U.S. laws is the larger problem, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

Overall, about two-thirds of U.S. adults (65 percent) say that, when it comes to racism against Black people in the country today, racism by individual people is a bigger problem than racism in laws, the center said in a report of the survey on Tuesday.

Around a quarter (23 percent) say that racism in laws is the bigger problem, while another 10 percent say that there is no discrimination against Black people in the country today.

Most White (70 percent), Asian (65 percent) and Hispanic (63 percent) adults say that racism by individuals is the larger of the two issues when it comes to racism against Black people, the report said.

Among Black Americans, views on this question are very different. About half of Black adults (52 percent) say that racism in U.S. laws is the bigger problem for Black people in the country, while 43 percent say the greater issue is racism by individuals, it added.