How perceptions of diversity vary by race and political views
Black, Latino and Asian people tend to see U.S. neighborhoods as more diverse when their group is in the majority
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In a survey, Asian, Black, Latino and white participants agreed that racial heterogeneity makes a neighborhood diverse. But Asian, Latino and Black people tend to perceive neighborhoods as more diverse when their own group makes up the majority.
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