A few weeks ago, I wrote about trends in "racial resentment." I have found another question that seems relevant, from surveys by Princeton Survey Research Associates. "Would you say there is a great deal of discrimination, some discrimination, only a little discrimination, or none at all against...whites?"
2000 2005
Great Deal 7% 6%
Some 40% 37%
Only a little 27% 23%
None 25% 30%
DK 1% 4%
The change between 2000 and 2005 seems to be statistically significant. Unfortunately, the question hasn't been asked again. There was a similar question in an AP/Knowlege Networks survey from 2012: "How much discrimination against...whites do you feel there is in the United States today, limiting their chances to get ahead?" 5% said "a lot," 21% "some," 29% "only a little," and 40% "none at all." However, I think the addition of the "limiting their chances to get ahead" makes people less likely to agree, so the question isn't really equivalent.
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