American Public Opinion On Religious Discrimination
There is some/a lot of discrimination against... (Pew, March 2019)
| Jews | Muslims | Evangelical Christians | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2019 | 2016 | 2019 | 2016 | 2019 | |
| Some | 44% | 64% | 25% | 26% | 42% | 50% |
| A lot | 13% | 24% | 57% | 56% | 15% | 18% |
| Total | 57% | 88% | 82% | 82% | 57% | 68% |
Overall, how does being Jewish affect people’s ability to get ahead in our country these days? (Pew, January 22-February 5, 2019)
| White | Black | Hispanic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helps a lot | 5% | 19% | 10% |
| Helps a little | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Hurts a little | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Hurts a lot | 3% | 5% | 7% |
| Neither helps nor hurts | 59% | 45% | 51% |
| No answer | - | 2% | 2% |
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