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> A particularly striking example is around perceptions of wealth. In asking about wealth, they ask how much the average black household has if for every $100 t
by rudedogg 8y ago
> A particularly striking example is around perceptions of wealth. In asking about wealth, they ask how much the average black household has if for every $100 the average white household has. The average answer was $85; the reality, $5.
I don't think this was for the average wealth, but for the richest 20%, by race.
- wpietri 8y agoThe survey question from the study: “For every $100 in wealth accumulated by an average White family, how much wealth has the average Black family accumulated in 1983/2010?” From here, in the "Methods and Measures" section: https://www.pnas.org/content/114/39/10324 https://www.pnas.org/content/114/39/10324 The median net worth of