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In 2020 and 2022, we asked #liberals and #conservatives to estimate how many unarmed black men were killed by police during the previous year.

Which group was more accurate?

Did accuracy improve over time?

Here's what we found.

#police #racism #race #media Image
2020 Survey: "How many unarmed black men were killed by police in 2019?"

The Washington Post's police shooting database says 12.

54% of "Very Liberals" (least accurate) estimated 1,000+.

13% of "Conservatives" (most accurate) estimated 1,000+. Image
2022 Survey: “How many unarmed black men were killed by police in 2021?”

The Washington Post's police shooting database says 11.

40% of "Very Liberals" (least accurate) estimated 1,000+.

16% of "Very Conservatives" (most accurate) estimated 1,000+. Image
2020 & 2022 Surveys Compared

There was a modest improvement in accuracy.

The greatest improvement occurred among “Very Conservatives.”

While liberals increased how often they gave the false answer of “About 100,” they gave even more extreme answers less often. Image
Why are people are so misinformed about this?

What caused accuracy to slightly improve since 2020?

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Jun 6
What beliefs do politically intolerant people have?

Are politically tolerant people more or less concerned about political conflict than their intolerant neighbours?

We conducted survey research to address these questions.

Here's what we found.

#politics #immigration Image
#Intolerance

We asked people how irritated they'd be if a member of their most opposed political party was dating a member of their family, their neighbor, co-worker, or local elected official.

Avg answer = tolerance score. We limited this sample to most and least tolerant.
#ForeignAid

"The United States government should provide financial
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The most intolerant group was more likely to agree than the least intolerant. Image
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May 30
NEW REPORT: Are “white people” morally deviant?

We asked over 3,000 Americans about the impact of European settlers (Part 1), racial minorities' ability to succeed in the U.S. (Part 2), and whether it's shameful to be white (Part 3).

Here are our results for Part 2 🧵 Image
How much do you agree: "Racial minorities in the U.S. have no hope for success because of racism."

Agreement by race.

Black respondents were more than twice as likely as white respondents to agree with the statement to some extent. Image
How much do you agree: "Racial minorities in the U.S. have no hope for success because of racism."

Agreement by educational attainment.

About a third of college graduate level respondents agreed to some extent compared to around half of high school level respondents. Image
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May 30
NEW REPORT: Are “white people” morally deviant?

We asked over 3,000 Americans about the impact of European settlers (Part 1), racial minorities' ability to succeed in the U.S. (Part 2), and whether it's shameful to be white (Part 3).

Here are our results for Part 1 🧵 Image
How much do you agree: "Prior to the arrival of the European settlers, Native American/ Indigenous tribes lived in peace and harmony."

Results by race.

About 75% of black respondents agreed to some extent compared to around 45% of white respondents. Image
How much do you agree: "Prior to the arrival of the European settlers, Native American/ Indigenous tribes lived in peace and harmony."

Agreement by educational attainment.

About 50% or more of every educational group agreed to some extent. Image
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Apr 14
Are Democrats more tolerant of Republicans than Republicans are of Democrats?

We surveyed ~500 people to investigate.

Here's what we found.

#diversity #politics #tolerance Image
Oppositional Political Group

"Which political group do you think is most different/opposed to your own political views?"

We limited the sample to Republicans and Democrats who selected either the Republican or Democratic parties (N=474).
Political Intolerance

We asked people how irritated they'd be if a member of the political party they most opposed was dating a member of their family, their neighbor, co-worker, or local elected official.

We then averaged their answers to get an overall tolerance score.
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Apr 13
Who prioritizes time with family and friends more, Republicans or Democrats?

How did the pandemic impact the time these groups spent with loved ones?

We surveyed people about this in 2019 and 2020.

Here's what we found.

#loneliness #family #friends #COVID19 #politics Image
Friend Time

"How often do you spend a social evening with friends?" 0 (Never) to 6 (Daily).

Both Republican and Democrat men reported spending more time with friends compared to women.

There was no significant change between 2019 and 2020. Image
Family Time

"How often do you spend a social evening with relatives/family?" 0 (Never) to 6 (Daily).

Between 2019-20, time spent with family significantly declined for all groups except Republican men.

Democrats reported spending significantly less time with family. Image
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Apr 4
New Report: Were Americans more informed about police shootings in 2022 than 2020?

In both years, we asked people to estimate how many unarmed black men were killed by police during the previous year.

Here's what we found.

#police #racism #politics
2020 Survey: "How many unarmed black men were killed by police in 2019?"

The Washington Post's police shooting database says 12.

54% of "Very Liberals" (least accurate) estimated 1,000+.

13% of "Conservatives" (most accurate) estimated 1,000+.
2022 Survey: “How many unarmed black men were killed by police in 2021?”

The Washington Post's police shooting database says 11.

40% of "Very Liberals" (least accurate) estimated 1,000+.

16% of "Very Conservatives" (most accurate) estimated 1,000+.
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