# Seven in ten resent White people denying that racism exists

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## Reading

A majority of Americans (70%) agree that they resent it when White people deny that racism exists in the U.S., including 41% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 7-13, 2023.

The remaining 30% disagree, including 13% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

I resent when White people deny the existence of racism in the US.

Seven in ten resent White people denying that racism exists.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly Agree: 40.5%
- Somewhat Agree: 29.2%
- Somewhat Disagree: 17.1%
- Strongly Disagree: 13.1%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#attitudes-toward-denial-of-racism-by-white-people](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#attitudes-toward-denial-of-racism-by-white-people)

## Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

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