Among Massachusetts respondents of color, 91% agreed with the statement that “people of color must demonstrate they have more skills than white peers,” as did 76% of white respondents in the state.

Half of people of color in Massachusetts (50%) and nationally (49%) said their race negatively affected their career advancement, compared to just 4% of white respondents from each sample.

Respondents of color are about twice as likely as white respondents to say they often or always experience a lack of role models (20% of white people and 45% of people of color in Massachusetts compared to 23% of white people and 43% of people of color nationwide).