Across racial, ethnic groups, more see pressure rather than genuine concern as contributing a great deal to companies' statements about race Among the 80% of U.S. adults who say they have seen or heard companies and organizations making public statements about race or racial inequality in the past few months, % who say the following have contributed a great deal to these recent public statements
Even as Americans hold mixed views about the importance of such statements, they have become fairly common following the global protests that erupted in response to the killing of Floyd in police custody on Memorial Day. This survey finds that a vast majority of adults (80%) say they have seen or heard companies and organizations making public statements about race or racial inequality in the past few months, with majorities across racial and ethnic groups and political parties saying this.
Majorities across racial and ethnic groups think pressure from others has contributed a great deal to these statements. But white adults who have come across recent statements from firms about race or racial inequality are more likely to express this sentiment – with 73% saying this compared with about six-in-ten of the same group of Black, Hispanic or Asian adults. On the other hand, Hispanic (31%) and Black (30%) Americans are about twice as likely as Asian (16%) or white Americans (14%) to believe genuine concerns for Black people motivated companies a great deal to make statements about race or racial inequality.
Across racial, ethnic groups, more see pressure rather  | than genuine concern as contributing a great deal to  | companies' statements about race  | Among the 80% of U.S. adults who say they have seen or heard companies  | and organizations making public statements about race or racial inequality  | in the past few months, % who say the following have contributed a great  | deal to these recent public statements  | Genuine concerns about the  | Pressure from others  | treatment of Black people in  | to address the issue  | the country  | U.S. adults  | 69  | 19  | White  | 73  | 14  | 30  | Black  | 62  | Hispanic  | 63  | 31  | Asian*  | 59  | 16  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 75  | 14  | 65  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 22  | *Asian adults were interviewed in English only.  | Note: White, Black and Asian adults include those who report only one race and are not  | Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race. Those who did not give an answer or who gave other  | responses are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 13. 19, 2020.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 