The Statue of Liberty in New York, USA. File photoWASHINGTON, Jul 1 Nearly a third of white Americans (30.1%) report a significant increase in discrimination against people of their color in the United States over the past five years, according to a survey by the University of Maryland with research company Nielsen Scarborough. In addition, 28.9% of white respondents noted a significant increase in cases of discrimination against the Asian population of the United States, 21.7% — against Jews, 20.4% — against African Americans, 19.7% — against Muslims and 14. 7% — against Hispanics. For comparison, among black residents of the country, 53.2% noted a significant increase in discrimination against African Americans, 38.9% — against Asian, 33.3% — against Hispanics, 29.3% — against Muslims and 23. 7% — against the Jews. Only 13% of blacks believe that whites in the US have experienced a significant increase in discrimination over the past five years. The survey was conducted from May 6 to May 16, 2022 online. 2091 respondents took part in the survey. The margin of error for the results is plus or minus 2.14%.
