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By the numbers

Non-White youth still face high levels of discrimination

Black youth experience the highest incidence of racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States, followed closely by Native American youth
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DeAngelis, T. (2021, September 1). By the numbers: Non-White youth still face high levels of discrimination. Monitor on Psychology, 52(6). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/09/numbers-discrimination

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10%

Percentage of Black children ages 10 and 11 who reported being discriminated against because of race, ethnicity, or color. That compares with 6.5% of Native American children of the same ages, 6.2% of Asian/Pacific Islander children, 5.4% of Latino/Hispanic children, and 2.8% of White children.

20.5%

Percentage of Native American children who said their peers treated them unfairly or negatively because of their ethnic background, compared with 20.1% of Black children, 10.9% of Asian/Pacific Islander children, 13% of Latino/Hispanic children, and 8.9% of White children.

8.4%

Percentage of Black children who reported unfair or negative treatment from teachers because of their ethnic background, compared with 7.6% of Native American children, 5.2% of Latino/Hispanic children, 2.2% of Asian/Pacific Islander children, and 1.8% of White children.

6.4%

Percentage of Black children who said they didn’t feel accepted in American society, compared with 3.6% of Latino/Hispanic children, 3.1% of Native American children, 2% of Asian/Pacific Islander children, and 1.5% of White children.

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