Native Americans who live in majority-Native areas report more personal experiences of institutional discrimination

Native Americans living in …
Institutional Discrimination Majority-Native areas Nonmajority-Native areas
Percentage of Native Americans who say they have been personally discriminated against because they are Native when …
... Interacting with police 55% 16%
... Applying for jobs 54% 22%
... Being paid equally or considered for promotions 54% 22%
... Trying to vote or participate in politics 23% 4%

Source: NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: “Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views of Native Americans.” Survey of 342 Native American U.S. adults conducted Jan. 26-April 9, 2017. The situational questions were asked of half of the sample, among those who have been in each situation. The margin of error for the full Native American sample is +/- 8.0 percentage points.

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