What is your opinion with regard to race relations in the United States today: Would you say things are ______ than they were a year ago?

Source: NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll of 1,125 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 14-15. “Overall” results reflect all respondents, and the margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party affiliation results reflect respondents who identified as registered voters (859 respondents), and the margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Figures may not add up to 100 percent because of rounding.

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